Background The effective management of training is an important pre-condition to get a maximum benefit for the performance of the administration. In times of shrinking budgets it is even more crucial to have training programmes that have a high relevance to the needs of the organisation and that are organised in an efficient way. For that purpose a course for training managers is organised that will focus on the practical issues involved in the procurement of training, planning training programmes, monitoring outcomes and cost of training. Emphasis will be on needs analysis, setting objectives, evaluation and design rather than delivery in an interactive, participative style that provides an opportunity to share experience. Overall Aim To improve awareness of the training process and how training supports the development of an effective workforce by improving the ability of training managers to specify, manage and evaluate training programmes in their institutions. Objectives By the end of the training the participants will be able to: - Explain the organisational benefits of training.
- Describe the training cycle and give examples of the stages in the process.
- Identify suitable methods for gathering information and analysing training needs.
- Develop training and learning objectives that reflect the training strategy and organisational objectives.
- Understand how adults learn and how it affects the design of training events.
- Describe a range of learning strategies, their constraints and how they might be used.
- State the levels of evaluation and describe evaluation methods and strategies.
- Identify the planning and logistical support required for the effective delivery of training events.
- Outline the principles of building and monitoring training budgets.
- Access the role of training providers in the training process.
Methodology The training will have a participatory approach and the own experiences of the participants will be used during the excercises for the training. The training is meant for those who are responsible for the organisation of training either in the training institutes or the administrations | 