The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook: Surefire Tools, Tactics, and Strategies to Solve Common Training Challenges Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

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In today's fast-paced business environment, companies value professionals who can offer training and learning that will give their employees the all- important competitive edge. To succeed, however, trainers need the right tools, strategies, and methods that they can easily assess and then adapt for their organization-- right now!
The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide that distills the best thinking and planning from experts in the field of training and development. This handy resource offers you proven solutions to a variety of training challenges, including quick steps for taking the pulse of your training programs, analyzing training costs, and identifying return on investment pitfalls. In addition, the book contains easy-to-use tools and strategies that tell you how to
* Build a solid training business plan
* Sell your training plan to management
* Conduct a quick and accurate needs assessment
* Compute training costs and ROI
* Understand and use e-learning in the most appropriate way
* Translate training into performance improvement
* Expand your training department's reach in thoughtful and innovative ways
The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook includes a special chapter-- written by organization development specialist Carol McCoy-- that offers managers of smaller training departments suggestions on how to
* Establish credibility
* Manage limited resources
* Build a reliable and efficient training function
Written in partnership with the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA), this must-have volume draws on ongoing field research from recognized authorities in the fields of human resources and training.