Employee Training

Presenting a challenging international perspective on competence in the field of work, this text covers such topics as social practices, experience, common-sense and expertise in workplace learning.

The workplace is a crucially important site for learning in today's learning society. In this authoritative book, the authors look at the changing nature of the work and the effects that this has on the skill and knowledge requirements of individuals, its implications for the workplace and employment, and ways in which these changing requirements can be met. The editors are founder members of the Working to Learn group, and are internationally recognized as leading experts in vocational education and training. International in scope and based on their wide ranging experiences and research, this book brings together the implications of workplace changes for educators, managers and society. In an age where jobs and work - and the success of organizations - are increasingly dependent on developing skills and knowledge, this will be important reading for educators, trainers, human resource managers and policy makers alike.

A guide to getting the most out of 'on-the-job' learning for human resource practitioners and managers in organisations of all sizes.

Creating, Implementing, and Managing Effective Training and Development--the twelfth volume in the Professional Practice Series--is a hands-on resource that offers practitioners a compendium of the most- current theory and research concerning training and organizations. This important book takes a multidisciplinary approach and contains chapters from leading practitioners and researchers who provide state-of-the-art information, suggestions, principles, and guidelines from a wide range of disciplines. Contributors to Creating, Implementing, and Managing Effective Training and Development Kenneth G. Brown C. Shawn Burke Janis A. Cannon-Bowers Donna Chrobot-Mason Jason A. Colquitt David A. DuBois J. Kevin Ford John Jeppesen Kurt Kraiger M. Anthony Machin Raymond A. Noe Colleen Petersen David B. Peterson Miguel A. Quinones Linda Rogers Eduardo Salas Scott Tannenbaum

Based on the observation that the impact of globalization and the emergence of new technologies requires a radical reconceptualization of the teaching-learning nexus in higher education and professional training, educators from Britain, the US, and Australia explore contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and suggest some directions education and training providers may be required to go. They discuss social and economic dimensions, knowledge and power, institutional strategies, media and new technologies, and other aspects.

This edited volume applies the excellent work done in Crew Resource Management (CRM) in the aviation industry to training teams in other organizations. CRM is not only a design for training, but it also has been evaluated over time and shown great success. This lesson should be transferred to other nonaviation settings, and this book was written with that goal in mind. This book has two purposes. First, it provides those interested in designing and delivering resource management training with useful and practical information containing the latest thinking and guidance available. Second, it launches CRM training as a viable intervention that can be used to enhance teamwork and organizational effectiveness, as well as minimize human error in a wide variety of industries and organizations. Written from experts in the field of training, this volume is organized into four sections that: *address the foundation of resource management training; *focus on the tools needed for design and delivery of resource management training; *apply resource management training to several industries and domains (i.e., medical, naval, airlines); and *look at the global issues, such as culture of organizations, national issues, and error in training.

Staff developers are presented with an introduction to learning styles, that is, how people learn new or difficult information. When staff development is based on a learning-style approach, the same information is introduced in alternative ways and participants can choose to learn through the resources or approaches most closely matched to their style. The editors have compiled many interesting and practical strategies that presenters in staff development sessions can use to involve participants in experimenting with new ideas. These methods will provide enrichment, resulting in a successful staff development.

Combining a systems perspective with an experiential learning approach, this volume is designed to help trainers and human resources managers more effectively manage training programs. It is a step-by-step guide to conducting key phases of any training program: pre-assessment, needs analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation. The author focuses throughout on the principles of good training program design as well as on training for the development of certain pivotal skills, competency levels, and individual differences.

The training and development function has made important contributions to the success of American corporations, but is it time now for an overhaul? Sims thinks it is. Not only does his book delineate the ways in which T&D has lost touch with the times, but it also identifies the ways in which it can--and must--be restructured and, indeed, "reinvented." It must be more responsive to customer demands and interests, it must participate in and contribute directly to competitive corporate strategies. And it must find ways to measure concretely its performance and its contribution to the corporate bottom line. Sims' book is thus the first to take a corporate strategy approach to understanding and developing the T&D function. In doing so, it dissects T&D, chapter-by-chapter, and in each chapter provides practical guidance on how trainers can improve their performance and thus contribute clearly to the success of their organizations. Not only training and development people, but management in other areaswill find this book thoughtful, provocative, and challenging.

Managers are repeatedly confronted by the need to decide whether aproposed non-technical program purporting to improve their operations should be accepted or not. This book will put involved personnel on surerfooting in reaching decisions on proposed programs. It updates major information concerning pre-appraisal procedure, brings it together, and focuses on the purpose of preappraisal programs. In its review of research and experiential indications, the volume can provide a better understanding of what influences employee productivity and satisfaction.

Designed for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners. This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories that can be used for this purpose. It then guides e-learning professionals through the process of creating interventions_ specific to their own individual situations_ that will assist their learners in preparing for the move to an e-learning environment. Praise for Preparing Learners for e-Learning "Today, this book is what e-learning practitioners have been waiting for_ and it comes from authors who are really in the know." _ Larry W. Carlile, Global Professional Development "Finally, it's here! Piskurich et al. provide us with much-needed perspectives on self-directed learning that can only improve the manner e-learning is embraced and delivered to fulfill its potential." _ Peter Beckschi, associate director, Training, Novartis Pharmaceuticals "Preparing Learners for e-Learning is a unique and useful guide for preparing learners to enter the brave new world of e-learning¾and benefit from it." _ Lynn Summers, vice president, research, Performaworks, Incorporated "Organizations are investing tremendous amounts of resources into e-learning now yet failing to leverage these investments. If e-learners aren't adequately prepared, most e-learning will flop. This book is critical to advancing our understanding of how to prepare e-learners and belongs on the bookshelf of every online course designer, trainer, and administrator." _ Joe Willmore, Willmore Consulting Group

Based on extensive research and consulting experience, the authors of this book affirm that an organization's managerial performance as well as an individual's own personal effectiveness can be greatly enhanced through the use of "mental imagery" or visualization techniques. The practice of mental imagery techniques are not altogether new, but their application in the field of management represents a valuable innovation that will be of special interest to a wide variety of managerial professionals and the people who train them.