What is the role of a Training Manager?

What is the role of a Training Manager?

Assignment Overview

TYPE:Individual Project

UNIT: Training Plans for Groups

GRADING TYPE:Numeric

POINTS POSSIBLE: 100

POINTS EARNED: 0

DELIVERABLE LENGTH: 1-2 body pages

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ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVES
Evaluate the role and function of the HRD specialist

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of specific training strategies

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
Conduct a phone or personal interview with a Training Manager. Ask them to describe the role that training and development plays in their company utilizing the following questions:

Who conducts the training and how often is it delivered?
Who receives the training in the organization and what are the topics?
What are the typical steps in the training process in your organization?
How are your training efforts evaluated for effectiveness and efficiency?
Present your findings as a Word document of 1–2 pages formatted in APA style.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.
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Abstract

The essay provides information which was acquired in an interview involving one of the training managers of Wal-Mart, Jeffrey Kennedy. Jeffrey offers a lot of insight regarding the training and the development of the organization which has ensured its success as a multinational retail corporation (Pareek, 1990).  The information provided in the interview includes information about who conducts the training apart from the supervisors and how often the training shall be delivered in such a big organization.

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