Training: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Training

  • activities designed to facilitate the learning and development of new and existing skills, and to improve the performance of specific tasks or roles. Training may involve structured programs or more informal and interactive activities—such as group discussion or role playing—which promote experiential learning. A wide variety of activities, including classroom-based courses, on-the-job training, and business or simulation games, are used for training. Audio-visual and multimedia aids such as videos and CD-ROMs may also be employed. Training may be provided by an internal training officer or department, or by external training organizations. The effectiveness of training can be maximized by conducting a training needs analysis beforehand, and following up with evaluation of training. Training should result in individual learning and enhanced organizational performance.

Wiktionary Definition for: Training

  • present participle of the verb ''to train''
  • action of the verb ''to train''.
  • the activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
  • the result of good social upbringing.
  • # computing the process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
  • #(''voice recognition'') the recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

Additional Resources

Cross Training For Success
Cross training: What is it? Is it the same as training? There is always talk about training, and there are many ways in which training varies, be it content or manner of delivery. Likewise, "Cross training" can indicate a number of different activities, such as technical training to do a...
Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources
White papers 2003-02-01
Measuring the Impact of Sales Training Through ROI
In ancient Egypt, slaves learned to build pyramids for the Pharaohs by watching and by doing. This method of training continued through the early 1900s when the shift to mass production turned the focus of training to improving efficiency. With the rise of bureaucracy during WWII, training became more formalized...
Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, Sales, Training, InFocus, ROI, Sales Training
White papers 2002-07-29
Choosing A Training Supplier
You cannot choose the training provider that is the best fit with your needs unless you have a clear idea of your training objectives. So, time-consuming though they may be, training needs analysis will certainly assist you in clarifying your training goals and evaluate possible solutions. Remember that training might...
Tags: Human Resources, Training And Certification, Workforce Management, Learning Ireland, Training
White papers 2008-07-16
Employee Training And Development
The quality of employees and their development through training and education are major factors in determining long-term profitability of a small business. If you hire and keep good employees, it is good policy to invest in the development of their skills, so they can increase their productivity. Training often is...
Tags: Training, Zeromillion.com, Workforce Management, Human Resources
White papers 2007-01-01
Training Budget
This template can be used to record quarterly training costs, calculate total training costs for the year, and compare the training costs to the annual training allotment for an organization.
Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources
Tools & templates 2004-04-29
How Online Training Works
If you've taken a job recently, chances are you've done some online training. Online training has become a major industry, with many training and human resource managers relying on it to educate employees. Employers prefer online training because people can learn at their own pace. Ever want to ask the...
Tags: Online Training, HowStuffWorks.com, Computer-Based Training (CBT)
White papers 2007-12-01
Price of Not Training
It really doesn't matter what one pays for an investment. What's relevant is what one gets in return. One of the best ways to jeopardize an organization's future in these days and increase the probability of troubled times is to look at training as a cost and pay the price...
Tags: Human Resources, Workforce Management, Training
White papers
Use Training and Development to Motivate Staff
The quality and variety of the training you provide is key for motivation. Reasons for training range from new-hire training about your operation, to introducing a new concept to a workgroup to bringing in a new computer system. Whatever the reason for conducting a training session, you need to develop...
Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, Training
White papers 2001-01-01
Getting Value From Training - Get Some ROI
Potential benefits from training seminars are lost because the supports required for the application of learning are absent. And let's face it -- nobody can afford to send people for training just for the fun of it. We all expect that training will somehow impact upon a person's present or...
Tags: Workforce Management, Training, ROI, Human Resources
White papers 2003-01-01
Playing the Training Game and Losing
As per article, one reason training may act as a drain on shareholder value is the simple fact that, too often, the quality of training is poor. Training programs are pulled together quickly, outside vendors are hired and workers are informed they must attend—all because everyone agrees that training is...
Tags: Workforce Management, Training, Human Resources
Case studies 2002-08-01
Training Options That Can Show Results And Save Money
You start by being proactive and systematically identifying training and development needs rather than reacting to requests, it puts you in control. Once we have clearly identified what we want people to do after the training, we need to look at the most effective ways of achieving it. Maybe an...
Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources
White papers 2008-01-01
Keeping A Staff Motivated Through Training And Development
When you think about training, you think about the reasons why you train someone. Those reasons can range from a new-hire needing training on how the department and/or company operates, to introducing a new concept to a workgroup or a new computer system. Whatever the reason for conducting a training...
Tags: Human Resources, Workforce Management, Training
White papers 2003-01-01
What's Training Good For Anyway?
This article emphasis that there are good reasons to mandate training and development in your organization, and there are bad reasons for mandating training. There are ALSO good reasons for NOT training, in some circumstances, and bad reasons to refuse. Knowing what training can and cannot accomplish enables you to...
Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources
White papers 2003-01-01
Training Strategy, Policy And Principles
These days companies can no longer afford to provide training and development for its own sake and like any investment it must be measurable and deliver demonstrable benefits against organizational requirements as well as individual needs. This though needs professional training strategy creation. The training strategy itself must be focussed...
Tags: Workforce Management, Training Strategy, Human Resources, Training
White papers 2003-01-01
Sexual Harassment Training Policy
The Sexual Harassment Training policy provides information on training to all employees, hourly and salary. Initial training using a videotape, handouts, fill-in-the-blank, and open-book test is recommended. Follow-up training should also be provided. The policy lists areas to be covered in training. A copy of the signed and dated test...
Tags: Training, Business & Legal Reports, Sexual Harassment Training Policy, Harassment, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity
Tools & templates 2007-11-16
Yearning for Learning
"In today’s workplace, however, training programs must clear a few hurdles to get people in the room. Feeling productivity pressures, your employees and their supervisors may view training as wasted time away from the job. Going to training one day means working harder to catch up the next, as they...
Tags: Human Resources, Workforce Management, Training
White papers 2002-03-01
Interagency Training
Interagency training facilities are used to promote cost-efficiency, address common training needs and increase the quality and consistency in training.
Tags: Training, U.S. Department Of Interior, Workforce Management, Human Resources
White papers 1998-11-18
Training Is Not Enough
Designing training that allows adults to learn is no simple feat in itself. A designer once the objectives of the training are understood has to design training with four major elements in mind. Participants must recognise the need for information and rapport with the trainer must be established early, otherwise...
Tags: Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources
White papers
How To Get Benefits Out Of Corporate Training Program
Almost all organizations will give option of training to its individuals and want to make most out of its training program. By this the organization will save a lot of time and money. Hence choosing the right Affiliate Program has always got the utmost priority and needs to research the...
Tags: Human Resources, Training And Certification, Workforce Management, DiscoveryArticles.com, Training, Corporate Training, Benefit
White papers 2008-04-02
Formal Government-wide Training Programs
The Department of the Interior participates in a number of Federal training programs to ensure a systematic approach to training the workforce. Some of the training programs requiring formal training agreements and plans are Veterans Readjustment Appointments VRAand Worker Trainee Opportunities Program WTOP. ...
Tags: Human Resources, Training, U.S. Department Of Interior, Workforce Management
White papers 1998-11-18
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