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Validating Your Employee Training Plan

At times it can be difficult for businesses to create training plans which provides maximum value for the cost. However, it is vital that employees fully comprehend what their individual tasks are within the organization. When these company-specific tasks are involved, even the most skilled employees can struggle. In order to test this understanding and [...]

Books for Instructional Designers

Anybody who designs and develops training should have a library of books and reference materials at their disposal. Creating a personal library of reference books allows you to have an instant resource to go back to when you need to re-learn or remind you of a training concept or model. It also is serves as [...]

On The Job Training Methods in the Workplace

In our last post from a guest author, the topic of training location was discussed. Some businesses are fortunate to have rooms or spaces on site dedicated to training. However, In my career as a performance improvement specialist and trainer, I found one of the greatest challenges to be the actual setting where training is [...]

Finding The Right Training Environment

In the traditional office environment, it isn’t always easy to provide every member of staff with the space and comfort they need to work efficiently, and that can often lead to disgruntled employees and a less fruitful working day. What’s perhaps even more worrying is the lack of available room to instigate and maintain effective [...]

Design Performance Standards for New Hires

If your company happens to be in the fortunate position of hiring new staff this year, it’s wise to begin designing performance standards for these new hires as they come on board. There are many benefits to setting performance standards, not only for the new hires and your company, but for your current employees as [...]