The Training Change Checklist

Training is in a global war of economics and ideas.

Radical, fast-moving change is sweeping the industry.

• How can you keep pace with new techniques, theories and content?
• How can you sort useful methods from business fads?
• How does an idea add value for the training function, or for the client?
• How will you adjust to change?

Forces, trends and drivers of change in the industry.

Are you ready for the changes in the T & D field?

Use this set of prompts to evaluate your awareness of the impact of change.

Influences on your job site:

1. What are the trends and concerns in your specific industry?
   • Personnel issues
   • Labor
   • Rank the type of training content given
   • What impact is technology having?
   • What type of person (function or level) gets training?
   • Who does the training?
   • Outsourcing?
   • What changes of content are occuring?
   • What phases of the training or development are changing in emphasis?
2. What are the trends and concerns in the T & D industry?
   • What new paradigms are being offered in literature?
   • What resource trends are affecting the industry?
   • Capital; personnel/hiring/outsourcing; technology
   • Assessment methods?
   • Delivery methods?
   • Media
   • Have you used CBT/WBT?
   • Content topic changes?
   • The influence of the internet?
   • Industry Merger and Acquisition activity?
   • Convergence (media, hardward, software companies)?
   • Competition among industry vendors?
   • New ideas; training substitution and re-definition?
   • (Bluring the lines between training and:
     electronic communications
     entertainment
     ecommerce
     computer networks and data bases
     support
     public education)
3. National or Global:
   • Where are the trainees located?
     Nationally; global; at home?
   • Changing demographics, affecting who comes to work needing training?
   • Social changes?
   • Governmental initiatives?
   • What impact do downturns have on training expenditures?
   • Where and when does training have to be delivered? (anywhere/24/7/365)
   • How does training accomodate language and cultural differences?

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