The Best of Training - Book

This is an essential resource for trainers who want to stay on top of the trends, challenges and issues that can improve their company's productivity and profits. For over 33 years, TRAINING Magazine has presented the thinking of the best and brightest people in the field concerning what it means to do this job, and do it right. The articles in this volume have been selected from back issues with an eye toward providing the reader with both a comprehensive education in the theories and practice of HRD, and plenty of nuts-and-bolts help with specific problems. This invaluable resource includes the best, most timeless advice available to people in the training field.

Includes selections on:

• Performance consulting
• Needs analysis
• Designing training and using instructional objectives
• Choosing and using delivery methods
• Training the new trainer
• Evaluating training at all four levels
• Managing training in the 21st century
• And much more!

You'll learn how to:

• Position HRD as a key function in the organization instead of a peripheral activity
• Determine whether training is the right solution to a performance problem
• Ensure the training you deliver actually pays off in improved job performance
• Measure those improvements so that you know how well you're doing
• Determine the best delivery vehicle for various types of training programs
• And much more!