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Hello, I think you need to give a lot of consideration to the impact that a good training program will have on your business in relation to specific business outcomes you wish to achieve which is in line with your strategic business plan. Usually, a major deciding factor is funding and the associated return on investment which may not be realized immediately. The use of technology tools could deliver training that reaches a number of employees thereby reducing the cost per head in face-to-face training. Investing in training will give you a competitive edge in the global market as your staff develop specific skills to effectively meet targeted business outcomes. This will also improve the self-worth of your staff as they will value your interest in their professional development; a knockoff benefit will be lower turnover rate. 33% of respondents in a study conducted want their employers to train them for their roles. If you will give me a few minutes of your time, I will show you just how much training can help you address challenges you have now with even more added value.
I think it’s very important to evaluate the ROI before presenting to a company a new training program. With so much technology being integrated into training and development, it can truly be costly. If companies can’t see how this would benefit their companies, not on in the present, but in the future as well, they won’t be so quick to want to invest the money into the program. It’s up to the person that presents these ideas to show the company how it would benefit and grow year and year from these new training program ideas. Make them see it’s worth.
Recently, technology based learning solutions that save time and money have been called into question, “High initial cost of hardware and software plus high costs associated with technology-based training development are not being sufficiently amortized through large scale, repeated use. Rapid obsolescence of equipment, learning software, and courseware have reduced savings.” Stolovitch & Keeps, (2011) Where do we go from here then?
References
Stolovitch, H. D., & Keeps, E. J. (2011). Telling ain’t training. Alexandria, VA: ASTD Press.