Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #642719 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-07
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 296 pages

Synopsis
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

From the Back Cover
From the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) comes a complete resource guide that represents the most innovative thinking and ideas from experts in the field of training and development. The Training Manager's Quick-Tip Sourcebook gives you proven solutions to a wide range of training challenges and includes information about creating a vision statement, building credibility, avoiding "snake oil" training, implementing effective training cost-control strategies, assessing the cost of e-learning, conducting new-hire orientation, putting the breaks on discrimination in training, and much more.

About the Author
Susan C. Patterson researches, writes, and edits three national monthly newsletters: IOMA's Report on Training and Development, IOMA's Report on Training Programs, and HR Department Management Report.
The Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) publishes a broad range of high-quality products for business professionals. Each of the products serves two purposes: to improve the efficiency of subscribers and to enhance the financial performance of the firm or organization.