Training fundamentals: Pfeiffer essential guides to training basics

To deliver training that achieves results, todays time-pressed trainers need resources that give them practical information they can use immediately. This book provides research-based practical information, strategies, techniques, guidelines, step-by-step procedures, tips, and tools that trainers can put to use right away. It features a wealth of checklists, templates, and other tools, along with strategies, perspectives, and ideas from a wide range of experienced training professionals. Specifically, the Fundamentals book: Explains the purpose of training -- provides information, knowledge, techniques, and skills trainers need to accomplish specific learning goals. Provides an overview of ways in which training is delivered workshops, on the job, self-paced, print, e-learning, web-based seminars and workshops, study groups, blended learning, and others.) Shows what a trainer does -- identify training needs and determine how to meet them, design and develop or adapt training programs and materials,plan, prepare for, deliver, and follow up training, evaluate training success. Outlines the basics of adult learning theory -- basic principles of adult learning and differences in learning styles and why they matter. Gives an overview of the ways training is assessed shows the purpose of assessment, describescommon assessment methods, shows how to learn more about assessment. Providesan introduction to learner-focused training how to understand learners needs and styles, build an environment conducive to learning and addresses active learning, that is, engaging participants in the content and the learning process. Shows how to ensure training is needed, relevant, and cost-effective -- assessing needs to determine what people need to know and why they need to know it; distinguishing between needs and wants; determining whether training is bestway to meet needs; identifying audience, objectives, and best training method(s); involving the right people in training program design. Provides an overview of the instructional design process shows the importance of design to successful training, factors that affect training program design and instructional methods;, and the components of and steps in the design process. Provides definitions of relevant training terminology Offers sidebars that present nice-to-know information, such as and overview of popular theories and current research and getting buy-in from participants, managers, and executives.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-40468-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 264
• Fecha Publicación: 06/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés