Aim Of The Study
Challenges faced by HRD in Nigeria
Increased trends in new technology
Continues drive for quality
Diversity in the workforce
Quest for change in business delivery
Aim of training and development
Maintain most valuable assets by HRD functions
Loosen up potentials of employees
Help employees incontributing to organisational strategic goals and objectives
Enhancing employees performance through learning process
Employees will achieve job satisfaction
Organisation will achieve increased productivity
Training methods
Changed tremendously because of changes in technology
Conduct based on current level of trainee expertise and needs
On-the-job training
Coaching
Demonstrating
Mentoring
Job rotation/planned experience
Off-the-job training
Lecture
Role playing
Case study
Discussion
Outdoor workshop
Evaluating training and development
To assess training effectiveness on goals and outcome
Levels to consider
Reaction
Immediate reaction from participant about training
Learning
Knowledge
Skills
Attitude
Changes in abilities
Behaviour
Improved job performance
Result
In terms of reduced turnover
Increase in productivity
Increase in job satisfaction
Models of training and development
Philips' five level model (2003)
Swanson and Holton's model of evaluation (1999)
Kirkpatrick four level taxonomy (1976)
Quantitative method approach is used
Questionnaire method
7 different reputable service firms in Nigeria
View of organisation
On-the-job training performs better
Create effective performance of organisation
Producing actual and immediate result
individual performs his duty
trainee learns effectively
trainee develops expeetise
Could be ineffective if
learning process lacks quality guidance
lacks of coaching from job