Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194878 in Books
• Published on: 1994-06-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Synopsis
Personnel professionals need to acquire and constantly update a full portfolio of core skills; this series aims to equip managers with all the essential elements. Roland and Frances Bee argue that training needs must be driven from business needs and a corporate strategy developed in response to external and internal stimuli. Once the need has been clearly specified, all the more technical issues fall easily into place. Using many examples, this clear, practical guide describes a systematic four-stage evaluation process which allows managers to assess whether training has been successfully transferred to the workplace, whether it serves organizational objectives and provides value for money.

Customer Reviews

First class at relating to Business Objectives
The Bees have done a first class job at relating needs and analysis to the business objectives of all organisations.

Easy to read and understand. Each Chapter has its own introduction and conclusion.

The book progresses in a very logical manner making use of their 'Training Wheel' taking the reader from 'Business Needs' through 'Training Needs' and 'Planning' round to 'Evaluating'. The process, therefore, never stops.

Well written, concise and easy to read
This falls somewhere between a pocket reference and an indepth narrative. Frances and Roland Bee write authoritive, professional text that is easy to digest and describes elements of a 'wheel of training' that makes the content consitant and easy to reference. It's also a breath of fresh air for writers in this field to go beyond the passe 'we must have a link to the needs of the business' and hint at a much stronger relationship between the training professional and the business strategists. It's a shame this is not developed much further into a recommendations on how to change the corporate culture to enable this to happen. There's not much around that focuses purely on this aspect of training - so highly recommended for gaining an insight into TNA and evaluation