To be an effective trainer, you are continuously challenged to choose the most approach and set of practices-one that will work given your circumstances and context. Handbook of Training and Development helps you in making five core decisions: Defining the best approach to take to training and development in your organization, given its characteristics and strategies, Selecting the most appropriate delivery strategy, selecting training methods that will achieve your learning objectives, selecting a style of delivery that best matches your skill level and personal characteristics, making effective decisions about how best to evaluate your activities and to calculate a return on your organisation’s investment in training. It also helps you to address with a sense of realism issues such as current levels organizational support for training, the strength of your organisation’s learning culture, the sophistication of human resource culture, the sophistication of human resource practices implemented in your organization, and your current skill level as a trainer. Each chapter starts with a statement of the learning objectives, followed by a practical example designed to stimulate your thinking. At the end of each chapter, the learning points of the case example are highlighted and a set of actions on best practice provided. The book’s intended audience is practitioners in the field of training the development, whether internal or external consultant of specialists, with job titles such as Training Manager, Training Specialist, Instructional Designer and Direct Trainer.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amanda Cahir-O'Donnel
Amanda Cahir-O'Donnel MEd Mgt Dip Personnel Mgt Grad CIPD joined AIB Capital Markets as Head of training development in 2000. She has established a leading-edge T&D function through her commitment to create and embed a "Culture of continuous Learning". In 1989, Amanda qualified as a primary teacher. Her career in management consultancy commenced in 1994, specializing in organizational, team and individual development. She has worked with many diverse organizations in Ireland and the US. Amanda holds a first class master's degree in education management from Trinity College Dublin.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Carole Hogan
Carole Hogan BA HDE dip T&D Med ATSD is managing director of Carole Hogan associates, a management consultancy firm with over 20 years of experience specializing in leadership, Management development and adult learning, particularly within the electronic, pharmaceutical and financial sector. She is a graduate of the national university of Ireland and Sheffield University. Caroles Research interest include management development centre. Management strategies and training & development initiatives. She is presently reading doctorate in human resource development with the University of Leicester.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thomas N. Garavan
Dr. Thomas N. Garavan BBS MBS LLB DEd FIITD MIPM Works with the department of personnel and employment relations, University of limerick and is considered the leading academic and researcher in the field of training and development in Ireland. He is the author of over 60 academic articles, Editor of the journal of European industrial training, Associate Editor human resource development international and a member of the European academy of human resource development. He is co-author of training development is Ireland; context, policy and practice and author of the Irish health and safety handbook.
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