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IRE347 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Anny Fong M.Eng, MBA, LL.M, PMP
July 4, 2022
Welcome!
¨ How does our course work? ¨ What is Training & Development? ¨ Why Training & Development? ¨ The Training & Development Process ¨ A look into the (near) future
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Who is Anny?
Academia
Industry
Personal
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Contact Info
How to contact me? Office hours
Course website Class logistics
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Nice to meet you! 5
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¨ Reaction assignment for Class 2 ¤ Post short video
introducing yourself n Name n Program/year n Some ways that help
you learn n Fun/interesting fact n 30 seconds to 1 minute
long
How we will learn!
Small and large group discussions
Share your stories
Minimal lecture slides
Be motivated & participate
Learn by doing
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How you will make this class awesome!
¨ Prepare for class ¤ Read any announcements prior to class
¨ Stay on track and stay engaged ¤ Come with a willingness to learn ¤ Come to contribute ¤ Come to gain perspectives ¤ Come to ask questions ¤ Be respectful to yourself and others ¤ Take time to absorb the material and think through it ¤ Before you we end class, take a moment to reflect on what
you’ve gained today
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Why this approach?
Learning Pyramid 8
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Textbook
¨ Read assigned case study before class
¨ Class time will supplement the text, not summarize it.
¨ Class time broadly introduces the topic, textbook provides specifics
Saks, Alan. M., and Haccoun, Robert. R. (2019). Managing Performance through Training and Development. 8th ed. Toronto: Nelson Education
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FAQs re: textbook? ¨ Can I use an older version of the textbook?
¤ Yes you technically can ¤ But, it’s up to you to match between what’s in the old
textbook vs. the new textbook ¤ References in our course will point to the 8th edition
¨ What if I can’t get the text in time for the next class? (to read the case ahead of class) ¤ I requested that Chapter 2 be made available to students
via Quercus > Library Reading List ¤ Yes this falls within copyright restrictions
¨ Can you make the PDF of the whole textbook available? ¤ No because copyrights! ¤ The textbook is also available via the CIRHR Library on short-
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Course Breakdown
Deliverable Format Weight Due Date Reaction assignments Individual 5% Before each class
*No reaction assignment for Classes 1, 9, 12
Case study Individual 15% July 19, 11:59pm Online learning module
Group 40% August 12, 11:59pm
Class contribution Individual 10% Ongoing Final assessment Individual 30% TBA – Final assessment
period
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Reaction Assignments
¨ Individual deliverable ¨ Due weekly before class ¨ Purpose is to have you thinking about the topic
before we jump into class ¤ Mostly watching video/reading article ¤ Except
n Class 2 – Record a short introduction video n Classes 1, 9. 12 – No reaction assignment
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Case study assignment 13
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¨ Individual assignment ¨ Description, rubric,
and cases posted ¨ 3 cases for you to
choose from ¨ Sign up for a case
¤ People > Case Study n First come, first served
¤ Max of 15 individuals can choose a case
¨ Due July 19, 11:59pm
Online learning module
¨ Group deliverable ¤ 5-7 members in each group ¤ I will create the groups, but
will try to accommodate requests n Submit your requests via
email by July 5, 11:59pm
¨ Deliverables ¤ Video (10-15 mins) ¤ Report
¨ Details and rubric posted ¨ Due Aug 12, 11:59pm
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Class Contribution
¨ We learn through sharing experiences and perspectives
¨ You help make this learning experience awesome ¨ Attendance without presence ≠ contribution
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Final assessment
¨ Individual deliverable ¨ Integrate course concepts ¨ “Take-home” assessment
¤ 48-hour window for submission ¤ Comparable to a typical 2-to-3-hour exam ¤ Start and stop as you please ¤ No, please don’t actually spend 48 hours on it
¨ Held during final assessment period ¤ Will be scheduled by Arts & Science
¨ Details to come
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What are your first impressions of T&D
¨ Kahoot!
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Basics of HRM
Practices, policies, and systems that influence employees’ behaviours, attitudes, and performance
Supports and aligns with business strategy
Essential to a company’s success
Human capital contributes to an organization’s competitive advantage
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Human resources are important
¨ Strategically speaking, a resource enables you to have a sustainable competitive advantage if it is ¤ Valuable ¤ Rare ¤ Imperfectly imitable ¤ Non-substitutable
Employees perform valuable
functions for the company
The skills that employees
have can be rare
It’s difficult to imitate the
dynamics of employees and systems
There is NO substitute
for a motivated, talented
employees who cares about your
customers
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What is the role of the HR department?
Administrative services and transactions
Business partner services
Strategic partner
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Why care about T&D?
¨ Organization’s success is dependent on T&D
¨ Prevent serious accidents
¨ T&D is a key factor in creativity, innovation, and transfer of knowledge
¨ Sound return on investment
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Performance Management, Training, Development
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Performance Management
• Develop and improve performance
• Establish goals • Monitor
performance
Training
• Formal and planned efforts to acquire KSAs
• Focus on current job
Development
• Formal and planned efforts to acquire KSAs
• Focus on future job and career development
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Goals: • Develop and maximize human capital • Facilitate development of social capital
Performance Management Process
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• Alignment to strategy • Meet goals and strategic intent • Quality, safety, and reputational considerations • Workforce flexibility
• Effectiveness • Increase competitive advantage
• Attracting top talent • Seen as a benefit/perk
• Employee engagement and retention • Keep employees engaged • Investment in employees • Career development and succession planning
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• Intrinsic • Increased knowledge and skills • Self-efficacy • Feelings of increased usefulness • Sense of belonging • Positive attitude towards job and organization
• Extrinsic • Higher earnings • Marketability • Employment security • Career development
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• Product/Service Knowledge • Deliver the product/service as described • Quality of product/service
• Quality • Dependability and reliability • Image of customer-focused mindset
• Other Considerations • Supporting an organization that invests in its
employees • Could signal longer-term strategy
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• Societal benefits • Educated, skilled, and employed population • Health and safety considerations • Adherence to safety and ethical standards • Increased quality of life and career mobility
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Show me the numbers!
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$889 Avg training spend
per EE
32 Avg hours of training
per EE
1.39 Avg % of revenue
spent on T&D
In 2017…
• These numbers are increasing • More organizations are seeing
T&D as investment as opposed to an expense
• T&D is being seen as a part of strategy and a key to success
• 1 in 5 organizations spent up to 3% of payroll in training
Quebec Training Law
¨ Act to Foster the Development of Manpower Training passed in 1995
¨ Companies with payrolls $1MM+ must invest a minimum of 1% of their payroll on government-sanctioned training, or pay into a provincial fund for workforce training
¨ Only payroll training tax in North America
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But they’ll just leave right?
¨ Training bond ¤ A contract between the employer and EE
that states that the employer will pay for the EE’s training as long as they stay within the organization for a minimum period of time after the training program
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T&D Context
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Environmental context
Organizational contextHRM systems
Environmental context
Global competition •Productivity •Quality •International assignments
Technology •Automation •Productivity
Labour market •Skills gap •Labour shortage
Environmental change •Uncertainty •Market forces
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Organizational Context
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Strategy Structure Culture
HRM Systems
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¨ Integrated system of HR practices and policies
Recruitment
Selection
Compensation Performance Management
Employee involvement
T&D Programs
Instructional Systems Design Model
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¨ Rational and scientific model of T&D process
Summary
¨ Process and importance of T&D in an organization’s performance and success
¨ Difference between performance management, training, and development
¨ Benefits of T&D ¨ T&D context: environmental, organizational, HR
systems ¨ Instructional systems design model
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Exit cards! 37
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¨ Before you leave today, please fill in the exit card ¤ Instead of an ‘attendance’ sign in ¤ Opportunity to reflect on today’s class
¨ Quercus > Quizzes > Exit Card – Class 1
Looking Forward
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July 6 •Learning & Motivation
•IKEA case
July 11 •Needs Analysis •“Asthma Attack” case
July 13 •Training Design •Beer Store case
July 18 •On-the-job and off-the-job training
•“The altercation” case
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