Business 407 Training & Development

Assignment 1: Training and Development in Small Businesses

Due Week 4 and worth 240 points

Select a small business with which you are familiar. Imagine that you have been called into that business

to provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal for the business.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of

the specific small business for which you are consulting.

2. Predict three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could

face in addressing organizational performance.

3. Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to

explain the rationale.

4. Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the

market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for

instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the

strategy you have developed.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other

Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all

sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your

professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s

name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in

the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Analyze concepts, meanings, and trends in training.

 Justify the importance of aligning training with organizational strategy.

 Evaluate theories associated with learning, motivation, and employee performance.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.

 Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics.