HRD Training Design

Course Project – Topic Selection and Expectations

Ashley Lichtenberg

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on November 20, 2013, for Ashley Lichtenberg’s B250 Training and Development course.

Course Project – Topic Selection and Expectations

To: Upper Management

From: Ashley Lichtenberg, HRD

Date: November 20, 2013

Subject: Office Inventory Training

To Whom It May Concern:

I believe it would be in the company’s best interest to train office personal on how to correctly inventory office supplies. At this moment, the staff seems to know very little about keeping their supplies stocked. Last week, we ran out of ink for the printer before an inter-office meeting and could not hand out any notes on the meeting’s topic.

Keeping an inventory of office supplies may seem trivial, but having frequently used items available is very important in keeping the office as efficient as possible. How can our receptionist take notes without a pen and memo pad? At the very least, offices require basic supplies in order to function properly.

If we were to begin training, our employees may become more motivated in their tasks. Simply having the resources to do their work without pause would surely increase morale. A pencil breaking should not shut down the office for an hour to find a writing instrument replacement. I am sure that my process will provide quick and visible results in the workplace. Not only will the employees know how to order supplies, but also they will be able to assess what needs to be order at which intervals and what all needs to be considered when requesting more supplies.

Office personnel will no longer be sitting around waiting for staples and packing tape. Billing statements will be mailed out every day because our employees will have envelopes and stamps at the ready.

When the office has all their necessary supplies at the ready, it will make everyone’s jobs easier. Communications will take less effort and even management levels will appreciate the changes being made. The results of this training will have all work increase in activity and efficiency. Customers will receive better assistance and they will have shorter visits within the offices.

The office is central to the whole company so changes within will spread outward. When the office staff can put more focus into their tasks than whether they have all the supplies for the day, they will finish activities much quicker and get information to other employees as soon as possible.

The skills they learn in their training can apply to other areas of their work, such as understanding formulas to make creating spreadsheets less time consuming. Employees may even learn how to save costs by buying in bulk or at times when prices are lower on particular items. A great reason to train employees in inventory is to cut costs and also figure out what supplies you may be spending too much on. If office personnel know they only need a small amount of an object, then they will not over-purchase. Also, the staff will be able to account for any missing or broken items.

I hope that you will consider the many positive results that can occur from having a properly trained staff. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ashley Lichtenberg

HRD Manager

Fleet Trucking