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Employee training effectiveness

Available Online http://www.coolavenues.com/mba-journal/human-re...
Publication Date June 15, 2010
Author Smitha Das
Source Cool Avenues
Source Type Online Journal
Summary

Focuses on providing some basics on employee training. This article discusses pre-training, training, and post-training, along with the importance of an effective training evaluation. The article concludes by providing numerous tips to improve training effectiveness in an organization. Some of those tips are: (1) ensure that training programs are offered periodically and that employees attend relevant programs, (2) a needs analysis should be conducted to determine appropriate training needs, (3) employees should receive appropriate training prior to a promotion rather than after a promotion, (4) trainers should be experts in the subject matter, and (5) trainees should be rewarded for applying the knowledge and skills learned in training to the workplace.

Keywords employee training, training development, training evaluation
Reference

Das, S. (2010, June 15). Employee training effectiveness. Cool Avenues [Online]. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from www.coolavenues.com.

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