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In a recent post, we showed you how to quickly develop a training needs analysis using just pencil and paper.
The subscribers only section now features a screencast showing how to do this producing a graphical chart quickly and easily using excel. You can also download the template files used to make the video
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How many of these training mistakes can you spot?
Most businesses make the same training mistakes. The following are four we regularly spot. How many can you recognise?
1. Not starting with the end in mind. If you are a good manager and still use training needs analysis sheets – you shouldn’t really be surprised at what comes back.
Quite often, when we have been to a business, we see Training needs analysis sheets handed out and what is returned leaves the manager in complete shock.
Not starting with the end in mind has a knock on effect to budgeting and resources as well as day to day activities such as room bookings.
2. Not making content relevant to delegates
Firstly, we have attended too many classroom training courses that are delivered by what we call “hobbyists”. These people have either retired or are so far removed from the “coalface” that they are not relevant to delegates and delegates don’t respect them.
Secondly, too many training companies think that bespoke means “we will put your logo on what we usually deliver for that subject”
3. “Disrespecting” the training process.
Too many people want the benefits of training but aren’t prepared to invest the time or effort.
In the past, when delivering classroom training, the manager will have told us something like;
“Debbie will only be attending the morning session – we need her in the office”
Right – You only service your car half the time you should because you need to drive it…
4. Not using a computers, tools and software to plan training
Too many people still rely on paper and pencils or probably the worst crime of them all, try to bend and twist software to fit in with “How we’ve always done it” systems adopted by humans rather than the other way round.
Most people hate outlook because emails waste probably more time than anything else in the workplace.
But if you work in a large organization, the chances are, you can easily use outlook to plan meetings and schedule resources, room bookings etc
Our free training course, has some useful tips on planning (Meetings & Time Management). Here is the link http://www.learn-for-free.co.uk
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