Management involvement in the personnel training and skills upgrading
Category: HRM
How management contributes to staff training
| Needs analysis | Analysis of current/required skills… and survey of staff wishes |
| Preparing for training | Participating in :
— drawing up training programme, — choosing priorities, — designing curricula, — selecting trainees |
| Preparing trainees | Preparing trainees by :
— introducing curriculum, — providing/obtaining information, — exchanging views on training objectives and eventual usefulness |
| Facilitating/teaching | Managerial role in teaching and training sessions (e. g. seminars)
« On-the-job » training : — instruction, — meetings, — paired work, — etc. |
| Evaluating and monitoring of training | Supervisors and managers help evaluate efficiency by assessing :
— skills acquisition by training, -teaching quality, — need for corrective or complementary measures |
| Follow-up | On completion of training :
— meet trainee for debriefing, — identify and discuss points needing further work, — facilitate concrete application of new skills/knowledge. |
The progress of each member of the staff should be monitored on a continuing basis (individual training plan, meeting employees individually, etc.)