I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Corporate Training Methods. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required.

I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Corporate Training Methods. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. Corporate Training Methods The need for corporate training is increasing due to the globalization of many businesses, the standardization of many business processes and the need to

communicate more efficiently among various departments within an organization.

One type of training that is increasing is technical training. Technical training

includes providing online courses, seminars and in-house training sessions for

employees. Topics can vary from the use of new software applications to new

business processes that a company wishes to embrace.

In the online environment learning is group paced, so all participants must be

able to learn information at about the same speed. Self-paced technology training is

often provided when new applications, systems or business processes are incorporated.

Most employees participate in technology training in “the context of their employment,

and they usually engage in conversations about the course with colleagues and

managers”(Dobrovolny). I prefer this method of technology training for most

most employees. As a manager or supervisor I will make sure that either someone

within my organization knows enough about the new process or technology that will

be used or I will bring in a professional who is experienced with it.

I want employees to feel comfortable in their own environments while learning. I also

want to encourage them to ask questions and to make learning something new that

they may use on their jobs, as a positive experience. The best way to engage employees

in the learning process is to provide them will all the tools such as workstations,

computers and software they will need. I must also ensure that each employee works at

his or her own pace, as the goal for the technology training is competency, not speed.

For those who learn more quickly, I will provide them with extra compensation upon

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their willingness to help teach or coach employees who need more time. Employees

who embrace new technologies or processes, due to positive learning experiences,

will be more productive and confident upon completing the learning process and

changing roles or job activities.

Coaching is another form of corporate training that focuses on managers or those

in positions of authority within an organization providing one on one advice and

feedback to an employee. Coaching is done to provide a new employee the best

opportunity to perform the job effectively. Coaching is also done when an employee

is identified for a future promotion, a change in job responsibilities or when new

processes or job functions are implemented. Due to preconceived ideas that many

managers possess about employees abilities to learn, I will work on developing my

own coaching skills. I will also search for those employees who have mastered

training and show a willingness to coach others based on the characteristics that

make effective coaches.

Heslin, Vandewalle and Latham provide characteristics that effective coaches

should possess. “A manager or trainer must provide guidance that tells the employee

exactly what is expected and how to make needed improvements.” The coach must also

help the employee identify methods or ways to solve problems they are faced with. A

coach should be able to “motivate and inspire the employee to reach their full potential.”

For myself, other managers, supervisors and employees that desire to coach but lack

knowledge or skill, I can hire a professional development specialist to help develop

the necessary traits or attitudes to become coaches. This is far less costly than

the effects that high employee turnover will have when some become frustrated at

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the inability to learn or at the lack of attention and patience given to the training

process. Coaching activities and the development of the “coaching mentality”

are far less costly to a company and will further enhance the communications

between managers, employees, supervisors and department heads. This is due to the

fact that open, honest communications will foster cooperation and willingness to

learn.

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Heslin, P, Vandewalle, D and Latham, G. 2006. Keen to Help? Managers’ Implicit

Person Theories and Their Subsequent Employee Coaching. Personal

Psychology: Durham. 59, 4. 871.

LearningCircuits.org. 2003. Retrieved on 08 February, 2006 from

http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/sep2003/dobrovolny.