This participatory course provides an overview of the role and contribution of training and development within an organization. The course assists human resource professionals and managers responsible for the training and development of staff to utilize their resources effectively to maximize the impact of training. Participants will learn to apply skills to their own situations through two written assignments.

Learning Objectives

• Identify key competencies needed by HR professionals
• Conduct needs assessments and determine learning needs
• Create a training design overview
• Work effectively with internal and external resources
• Design learning interventions
• Choose appropriate delivery options
• Market HRD and publicize the value of training
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training

Who should attend?

This course is designed for both human resource professionals and for managers who are involved with training or learning and development of staff 

Additional Information

This course is part of the Certificate Program in Human Resource Management. It is recommended that Intro to Human Resources Management be taken before the other courses in the HR Certificate but it is not required to do so. Fifteen Hours (1.5 CEUs) 

Instructor

Michelle Winn

For questions, please contact usmpdp@maine.edu 207-780-5900