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    Ian R Thomson
    MA, CA, DipTM, FITOL,FCMI

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Agenda


Course Objectives

By the end of this programme you will:

  • Recognise the relationship between TNA, performance management and the links to strategy
    and organisation effectiveness
  • Understand the application of TNA principles within the context of your organisation
  • Be able to analyse with line management the issues they are facing and develop training
    interventions that bring solutions
  • Be able to apply a range of tools, techniques and methodologies facilitating effective TNA
    using corporate, group and individual inputs
  • Know how to apply appropriate evaluation strategies to demonstrate the value of training and
    development initiatives
  • Have developed an action plan for implementing an evaluation strategy for your organisation

Methodology

  • Trainer-led input
  • Group discussion
  • Group exercises
  • Shared experiences of delegates

Course 1 : Training Needs Analysis
 7 – 9 November 2010


 Day One

 Training Needs Analysis And
 Organisational Learning

  • Welcome and introductions
  • Learning vs. training – the debate
  • The basic building blocks of change
  • Conventional aims of training needs analysis
  • Costs of poor identifi cation of training needs
  • Linking learning to corporate effectiveness
  • Linking learning to strategy, planning and
    organisational development

 Analysis of current training needs in your
 organisation

 Day Two

 The Planning Process

  • Defining the way forward
  • The TNA calendar
  • The planning board

 TNA At Team Level

  • Team maturity and development
  • Analysing team needs
  • Management and leadership development needs
  • Contextualising learning and defi ning needs using
    SWOT, PESTLE, Ishikawa and Critical Incident analysis

 Creating the team at the core of performance


 Day Three

 TNA At Individual Level

  • Performance management – the over-arching
    solution to analysing individual needs and
    identifying learning gaps
  • The role of competency models in formalising
    performance and defi ning learning needs
  • Learning interventions – what are the choices?
  • Job specifi cations, appraisals and training needs
  • Personal development plans
  • Applying training options
  • Problem areas in the TNA process

 Ensuring personal excellence course


 “Excellent! He never restricted the flow of
 information and expressed ideas clearly.”

 Eng Talal Menkkabu
 H.R. And Admin Services Manager,
 Saudi Binladen Group, KSA

Course 2 : Evaluation Of Training And Development Initiatives
10 – 11 November 2010 


 Day One

  Introduction

  • Setting the scene for effective evaluation of
    training interventions
  • 5 responsibilities, 6 steps and 7 purposes
  • Limitations and failures of evaluation
    methodologies
  • Evaluation strategy – the integrated model
  • The big debate – does ROI really matter?

 Evaluation Of Training And Development Initiatives

  • Kirkpatrick ‘Four Stage Model’
  • Tools to measure reaction and learning
  • Case studies – defining measurement criteria

  Examining use and limitations of evaluation
  methodologies currently in use

 

 


 Day Two

 Evaluation Of Training And
 Development Initiatives

  • Learning objectives and setting your measurement
    criteria
  • Transfer of learning into the business – who is
    responsible?
  • Tools to measure the transfer
  • Case studies – defi ning criteria for success
  • ROI case studies

 Take a critical view of your current evaluation strategies
  and design an alternative strategy

 Final Q & A Session


 “The course leader is resourceful and
 energetic and above all has excellent
  practical experience.”

 Elsir El Shareif
 Training Offi cer
 Etisalat, UAE