Section outline

  • 1. Aim of the unit

    This unit aims at providing you with knowledge and understanding related to employee training and career development. 

    2. Indicative content

    This unit intends to cover:

    1. Meaning of employee training and career development

    2. Difference between career development and training

    3. Objectives and Importance of training and career development

    4. Methods of training and development 

    5. The impact of training and development on employee performance

    6. The stages of talent management

    7. Talent management success factors

    8. Importance of talent management

    3. Unit Learning Outcomes

    By the end of this unity, you will be able to:

    1. Describe the meaning, purpose and objectives of employee training and career development

    2. Describe the importance and methods of employee training and development

    3. Analyse the stages and importance of talent management

    4. Time duration

    The time to be allocated to this unit is distributed as follows:

    • 2hrs of reading of materials;
    • 1hrs of attempting E-tivity 4.1.;
    • 1hr of attempting E-tivity 4.2;
    • 1 min of attempting E-tivity 4.3; and
    • 2 hrs of face to face under the guidance of facilitator
    • E- tivity 4.1 Forum
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Purpose:

      The purpose of this E-tivity 4.1 is to help you describe the meaning,purpose and objectives of employee training and career development

      Task:

      Read through the article entitled employee training,process,steps and methods  page 1 -20 and watch this video 

      thereafter ,answer to the following questions

       1. Explain the difference between employee training and development
       2. Discuss on at least 4 purposes and objectives of employee training and development.

      3. Explain any three methods of training

      -post your answer to the discussion forum

    • E-tivity 4.2. Assignment
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Purpose:

      The purpose of this e-tivity 4.2 is to let you be able to describe the importance and methods of employee training and development.

      Tasks:

      Watch the following video on HR Basics: Human Resources Management and reflect on these questions and upload your answers in your e-portfolio

      1. How does training influence work effectiveness (5 ways)? /5 marks

       2. Describe any 5 methods of employee training and development. /5marks

    • E-tivity 4.3. Forum discussion
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Purpose:

      This e- tivity will help you to analyse the stages and importance of talent management.

      Tasks:

      Read the article entitled the Development of a talent management framework for the private sector and participate in the discussion on the discussion forum

      Discussion topic

      Are all stages of talent management applied the same way in all organisations to ensure organizational performance? Justify your answer and post it on the forum discussion