Dear Victoria,

In order to stay competitive in today's market, companies must invest in training and educating their workforce while establishing mechanisms to ensure knowledge and experience are transferred to new employees.

An effective training program results in skilled workers who produce higher quality work, are more productive, and are likely to stay longer. There are several approaches to developing and implementing effective training programs that will meet specific company objectives.

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Methodology - Design an approach that includes a mix of different venues for maximum effectiveness (ie.

web,class, field).

Assessment - Look at where you are and where you want to be. This would include looking at your company objectives and balancing them against your industry as a whole.

Feedback - Gather quantative data and feedback to constantly refine and retune training to ensure goals are being meet.

Financial Investment - Training whether inhouse or by an outside agent requires an investment. Analyze what your organizations priority is and create ROI risk vs. reward.

Operations - Costs associated with lost production can be minimal if training is intergrated into the effectiveness of the business.

Participation - Encourage questions and provide answers or direct them towards solutions that encourage them to try their ideas.

The over arching theme in any training program should be to ask questions and learn to do by doing.

When people are given an environment where they can try their ideas, the results will stick with them forever and the training will have achieved its objective.

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Managing a sucessful training program is as much as excerise in managing people as it is in providing the training. Understanding what motivates people is essential in developing an effective training program as well. To learn more about how McCabe Consultants can help you develop a results oriented Training Program call us at (818) 704 - 7838 today.

Warm Regards,

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The Team at McCabe Consultants