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Corporate Training Program Design Basics

by: fresherlab on Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 Time: 2:57 AM

Corporate Training

The next phase after performing initial Corporate Training program design research is to design the program framework, content modules, evaluation and program promotion/registration strategy.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives or outcomes are what you want the Corporate Training to do. In other words, if you are designing Corporate Training to improve staff performance, the measurement of improved performance over a phase of time post training would be a learning objective. For example, to decrease order processing time by 10% by the end of Q3 by training staff on the new order processing software.

Corporate Training Program Framework

The program framework is the logistical shell of the training program. Often, inexperienced training managers’ jump to deciding on content before the framework has been decided. A Corporate Training program framework includes details of the delivery mode(s), instructional style, delivery style, audience definitions and content structure.

Corporate Training Budget

Corporate Training budgets can vary greatly depending on whether you developing a large program to a large audience and are using outsourced training vendors or are using mostly internal resources and training a small group of participants in-house.

For example, an outsourced training needs assessment survey could cost upwards of 25-50K if it includes the management of survey distribution as well as collection and formal analysis of the findings, whereas a survey conducted internally using an online survey tool such as Survey Monkey could be a very low cost option. Include a line item for each of the components and research your options to determine an estimated cost for each component.



Budgets can vary greatly but here are some line items to consider in a Corporate Training budget:

• Competency profiling

• Needs Assessment Survey

• Training Audit

• Framework Development

• Module Development

• Training Program Promotion

• Registration

• Training Department Overhead – supplies, photocopying, salaries of program assistants, office equipment/furniture etc.

Developing Modules

The next step in Corporate Training program design is to create the modules for the Corporate Training program. Typically an instructor and/or content expert determine the outline for the module and present it to the training manager for approval. Once the outline is approved, a more detailed content outline is created and presented to the training manager to ensure that there is not overlap with other modules. The bullet points in the brief module outline can be misleading. Once the more detailed outline is reviewed areas of overlap or duplication with other modules can be revealed.

Module outlines should include:

• Title of the module

• Name of instructor and contact info

• Brief (75-150 word) description of the modules content

• Duration (number of hours to complete the module)

• Schedule (if the module is to be delivered face2face or online to a cohort with a timeline)

• Instructor bio (if relevant)

• Resources required – supplies, equipment, audio visual requirements, room set-up requirements, photocopying needed.

Once the modules are developed, it is time to finalize handouts, online content (and upload it to the web), order text books, print manuals, order supplies, book rooms, book instructors etc.

Promotion & Registration

Another aspect that applies to most training programs is developing a promotional plan and a registration and participant record keeping system. If your company has a learning management system that records training participation, then this process may be simple. A company intranet site with a separate section for training and professional development is an ideal place to promote the training program. An email blast to employees and other potential participants is also a good idea.

Evaluation & Training Metrics

How the program is evaluated and which training metrics will be measured is the next step in the development process.

Annual Training Program Review

An annual review of the training program is another important part of the program design as it will ensure that the content remains fresh and relevant.

A carefully planned training program will meet learning objectives and provide evidence through training metrics that the program is meeting the needs of the organization and the participants.

About the Author

Fresherlab.com is a young organization, based at India’s IT hub, Bangalore.
It's a dynamic and competitive world with full of ups and downs in IT sector and therefore; the fresh engineers require just more than theoretical knowledge to get themselves ready for the industry. Academic institutions across the world provide the basic and conceptual fundamentals covering multiple areas in computer science. With increasing number of graduating engineers, but with constant number of companies, it becomes difficult for fresh engineers to compete with their unpolished skills because they need more effective and specialized quality training

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