FEATURE: TRAINING
taken again post-development
and therefore help to ensure
that the newly learned behaviour
or knowledge has been utilised
effectively. Thus maximising the
opportunity to achieve a return on
investment and ensure risk
is reduced.
On the flip side the tool identifies
the organisation’s key performers,
allowing effective succession
planning to take place to help
protect the future of the
business too.
This analytical approach can
also form a valuable part of the
recruitment process, allowing
managers to know and understand
potential strengths and weaknesses
within potential recruits and plan
budgets accordingly to work towards
mitigating any slight risk that they
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“It’s essential that organisations
understand that investment in
professional development is
hugely positive and beneficial to
the organisation and does provide
a return on investment. “
could pose to the organisation. Or it
can simply help rule out individuals
thus saving time and effort.
While the complexities of these
advanced analytical tools are of
huge benefit to organisations,
the ideal scenario is to use them
alongside other more general
education. There is no substitute
to the more traditional education
methods. Professional classroom-
based, instructor-led programmes
provide essential vendor
neutral education.
With a good mix of theory
and practical learning, they
are assessed throughout the
programme with case studies
and practical assessments, rather
than just a memory test via an
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