.Training and development prompts change within an organization. The goal of training is to identify areas for improvement and to develop growth opportunities that support the employees in their professional career.
For this assignment, you are required to develop a small training exercise in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Review previous needs assessments and training observations conducted at your workplace to help identify one area for improvement that would benefit your organization. This training exercise does not need to be implemented but should include at least one deliverable that you could use during the training exercise. As you are reviewing your organization, consider employee engagement, systems and procedures, communication, resources, succession planning, and the culture within the organization. These are only suggestions for possible areas that could benefit from a training exercise.
Create an 10 slide PowerPoint presentation of your training exercise, with speaker notes, and include the following:
1. What are the overall goals for the training or the benefit to the selected organization?
Criteria Description
Training presentation includes goals for the organization and provides research conducted during observations.
2. What are two specific objectives for the training exercise?
Objectives for the Training
7.5 points
Criteria Description
Training presentation includes two objectives that are aligned and connect to the goals of the training.
3. What processes or procedures will change after the training has been completed?
Processes and Procedures Implemented After Training
15 points
Criteria Description
4. Training presentation includes processes and procedures to be implemented after the training with an explanation about the changes that will occur
Presentation of Content
Target
45 points
The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.
5. Describe the strategies or actions involved in the training exercise to meet the established goals and objectives.
Strategies in the Training to Meet Goals and Drive Successful Business Results (B)
15 points
Criteria Description
Training presentation includes strategies to meet organizational goals and drive successful business results, including strategies to improve employee performance. (C5.2
6. What is the expected employee performance or application after the training? How will the strategies drive successful business results and improve employee performance?
7. How will the organization provide support to the current employees receiving this training? To new employees? How will the effectiveness of the training exercise be measured to confirm the anticipated improvement of employee performance?
Support and Training Effectiveness
15 points
Criteria Description
Training presentation includes an explanation of how the organization will support current and new employees as well as how the effectiveness of the training exercise will be measured.
8. Presentation of Content
Target
45 points
The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.
9. Layout:
Layout
Target
15 points
The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.
10. Language Use and Audience Awareness
15 points
Criteria Description
Includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.
5. Target
15 points
The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope
Cite and reference a minimum of three scholarly sources with one being the textbook.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to turn it in. A link to the technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information:
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MBA Strategic HR Management
5.2 Recommend strategies for utilizing the workforce to enhance an organization’s human capital talent in order to drive successful business results.
