US Government helping young people get prepared with employable skills
The US Department of Labor will award a total of $2 billion over the next four years through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program. Grants will support the...
View ArticleTraining for the Taking
It’s odd, really, for an instructional design firm, we are all-for not reinventing the wheel. If there is training already “out there” and it fufills your need – even if you need to augment it a bit –...
View Article1 Day a Week Dealing with Poor Performers?
Managers spend nearly 17 percent of their working hours dealing with poor performers, according to a report from staffing firm Robert Half International. That’s nearly a full day a week that could have...
View ArticleFormalize Informal Training in Your Organization
About 80% of the training that occurs in the workplace doesn’t occur in a formal training program. About 80% of the training that occurs is just one person assisting another in an informal way. You...
View ArticleBring Your Wii to Work!
Too often, e-learning modules end up being glorified power point presentations. The learner reads through the information in a linear, beginning-to-end format, and is tested for knowledge retention at...
View ArticleKeep It Suitably Simple
While there is still a need for formally-packaged courses, these are for special occasions, when we or our employers require some formal record of achievement (or at least of participation). In the...
View Article5 Questions to Ask a Stakeholder Before Designing Training
Performance problems can be caused by a myriad of things; perhaps your organization has undergone a downsizing, or perhaps a department is understaffed or their equipment is unreliable. Unfortunately...
View ArticleTraining Triage – Pick One
One of the things The Training Doctor specializes in is TRAINING TRIAGE - that is – why doesn’t training work? Throughout our 20+ years in business, we’ve discovered the answers to this question. This...
View ArticleHey, Big Spender….
Average spending on employee development in the US was $800 per learner, in 2011, according to Bersin & Associates.
View ArticleDoes Anyone Work “In the Office” Anymore?
The term “telecommuting” seems like such a quaint, 1990s anachronism, but the fact is worker mobility is playing an ever-increasing role in where and when people work. Today’s workforce is more mobile...
View ArticleAccessing Employee Training through your local College or University
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of an interview published in December 2012. Miner: Another way that you can provide employee training and not do it yourself is to take advantage of colleges,...
View ArticleBasic Rules of Test Creation
With the recent popularity of LMS systems that call for testing and tracking of student results, our participants are starting to see a lot of quizzes, assessments, and certifications that are designed...
View ArticleThe Most Important Key to Facilitating in the Virtual Classroom
We all know good facilitation skills: ask don’t tell; encourage discussion among participants-not just between you and the participants; play devil’s advocate to challenge people’s thinking, etc., but...
View ArticleCasino Revenue Earmarked for Workforce Training
Beginning in January, manufacturing businesses in the state of Ohio are able to apply for reimbursement for incumbent worker training. This funding is linked to casino revenue / profits which began to...
View ArticleTraining Magazine’s State of the Industry Report says…
According to Training Magazine’s State of the Industry Report for 2012, 70% of responding organizations indicated they used a virtual delivery method of some sort (virtual classroom, webinar, video)...
View ArticleTraining Triage: Brain Dumps
One of the things The Training Doctor specializes in is Training Triage – that is - why doesn’t this training work? Throughout our 20+ years in business, we’ve discovered the answers to this question....
View ArticleInterview with an Expert: Susan Boyd
How to Make Learning Stick in Online Courses T/D: Susan, why is there the perception that e-learning doesn’t stick and what can we do about it? Boyd: I think there are a variety of challenges that can...
View ArticleUse your Network to Create + Supply Employee Training
Too often we isolate ourselves and think that we are the only organization that has a particular problem; for instance, quality control issues or the need for sales training on a particular piece of...
View ArticleTraining Triage: Link Learning to Something People Already Know
One of the things The Training Doctor specializes in is Training Triage – that is - why doesn’t this training work? Throughout our 20+ years in business, we’ve discovered the answers to this question....
View ArticleThe Key to Outstanding Learning Outcomes: Design Learning Processes
Designing training programs can be an arduous process if you take on the responsibility for designing all the content yourself. You can lighten your load and also achieve a much greater learning...
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