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7/29/2019 Assignment 5 Training and Development
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Assignment #5 Training and Development
MANA 6323: Human Resource Management
Dallas Baptist University
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Abstract
Organizations need to remain competitive within their respective markets and
therefore they need their employees to equally competitive. The primary way in which an
organization achieves this is to position is self in a learning posture. The learning
organization encourages employees to receive training for their current positions and
development for their future career paths. These two forms of learning will help propel
the organization to the front of the lines within their market. It will also ensure that they
are employing the highest caliber employees.
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A learning organization is a place where people continually expand their
capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of
thinking are nurtured, where collective aspirations are set free, and where people are
continually learning how to learn together (Ivancevich 2004). This passage quoted in
our text from the original work of Peter SengesFifth Discipline outlines several key
aspects to the employee training and development. The environment that Senge alludes
to is one in which the organization and its employees are free to explore and expand
through critically thought. He challenges the organization and its employee to set a path
of continual learning and exploration. This in turn will affect the over all results of the
organization. There are two main form of continual learning within the organization,
training and development. Training is focus on current immediate skills and abilities
enhancements that will affect have results in the employees job today. Development is
preparing the employee for a future. This is impart giving employees a hope for a future
with the company or industry. This paper will explore the orientation, training and
development programs for the position of the Executive Officer, Administration and
Fiscal Affairs, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky.
These programs will be designed in tandem with the employees career goals as well as
the organizations goals. Encompassed within the discussion of each program will be an
assessment for each. This assessment and evaluation will help the organization measure
results and return on training investments. It is vital that organizations not over look the
accountability portion of training and development programs. Measuring for results helps
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the organization and the employee execute on its overall goals and expectations. In some
cases results and measures are only given lip service and not actual implementation.
Orientation training is the process of helping assimilate a new employee to the
work environment and norms of an organization. I have decided to include the discussion
of orientation within this paper because with out the proper introduction to an
organization it will be difficult to execute established training programs. Orientation is a
form of training, it is the first training that an employee is subject to. This training should
help alleviate the anxiety of the unknown for new employees. It should also provide the
employee with immediate skills training that are specific to the organization. This would
include training on the phone systems, email, intranet, and other organizational specific
behaviors or task. Orientation should help to reduce turnover and save time for
supervisors and co-workers as well as decrease the amount of time before a new
employees is able to make a significant contribution. The following is a time table as well
an overview of the orientation program for the position of Executive Officer,
Administration and Fiscal Affairs.
Time Orientation Goal Who Is Responsible
DAY ONE
8:00am (front doors
of facility)
Greetings and Welcome HR Division Director for Area
8:15am 9:00am Welcome Video from CEO HR Division Director
9:00am 11:00am Tour with Introduction of Key
Personnel
HR Division Director
11:00am
12:00pm
Video on Company Benefits HR Division Director
12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch Immediate Supervisor
1:00pm 2:00pm Orientation Paperwork Packet
Overview (Personnel Manual,Benefits paperwork,
Employment Forms, etc.)
HR Division Director
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2:00pm 4:00pm Computer Systems Overview
(email, phones, standardoperating procedures)
IT Trainer
4:00pm- 4:30pm Debrief and Questions HR Division Director
DAY TWO
8:00am Greetings HR Division Director8:15am 9:00am Identification Badges and
Facility Security
Facilities Supervisor
9:00am 11:30am Job Expectations and Specific
Job Orientation
Immediate Supervisor
11:30am
12:30pm
Lunch With new co-workers
12:30pm 1:00 Orientation to workspace Co-Workers
1:00pm 3:00pm Orientation to new Job Employee Mentor
3:00pm-3:30pm Q& A with Supervisor
(complete orientation check list)
Immediate Supervisor
3:30pm 4:30pm Final Q&A with HR andcompleting paperwork
HR Division Director
This orientation program is designed to have interaction with multiple parties
within the organization. The overall desire is that the employee may not know all the vital
information once the two day orientation program is over but they will have connected
with enough people to know where to go to ask their questions. The main objective for
the orientation is the new employee has time to spend with the supervisor and co-workers
to fully understand the expectations of the job. I believe that employee orientation is vital
to the overall success of ones employment. I would also contend that it is the first step in
training employees and therefore must be considered in the overall training and
development programs of organizations.
Training is providing opportunities for employees to enhance, improve, or
acquire skills, knowledge, or abilities that are immediately applicable to their current
jobs. Training is helping employees improve their current performance which in turn
should enhance the organizations ability to achieve its goals. Training should be a target
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effort and one an activity left to random selection. In order for training to be targeted it
must come as a result of an overall individual needs assessment which is compared to the
overall organizational needs assessment. The performance evaluation system provides a
systematic review of an individuals performance and thus identifies areas where training
is needed. The HR department of the organization should be tracking areas where it
anticipates needs and what skills are most needed for effectiveness in certain positions.
The individual performance evaluation and the organization supply and demand
evaluation will help guide the employee and the supervisor in determining what training
is needed. Therefore, in order to adequately design a training program for the stated
position we must revisit the overall performance evaluation. Time management,
alternative dispute resolution and situation analysis were all areas that contribute to the
overall success of this position. These areas were all identified as areas in which the
employee could improve and continue to grow. These must be matched with the overall
organizational goals and confirmed that these skills are of value to the organizations.
Once confirmed a strategy must be designed for training the employee as well as
measuring the results of that training. Time management in this context is specifically a
daily management issue. It is determined that the best approach for the employee gaining
these skills is to have one-on-one on the job training from a mentor. A mentor is a season
veteran of management and has been apart of the organization for multiple years. This
mentor and the employee would agree to meet on a regular basis to review calendars and
daily schedules. This coaching will include the mentor providing suggestions and
alternative approaches for the employee to try. The main for of evaluation for this
training will be output of the employee. It is speculated that in general the employees
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This would mostly occur immediately prior or following a particular situation. The
general questions would be: 1.? What went well? 2.) What did not go well? 3.) What
could I have done better? This form of training will be evaluated on the next performance
evaluation. The employee will be evaluated on number of coaching sessions and the
demonstration of an increase in critical thinking skills.
Development is the second form of the learning process for the organization.
Development should cover three different areas: individual, group, and organization. For
the purposes of this paper the focus will be individual development. Development for the
position of Executive Officer is some what difficult because of the organizational
context. The organization is not one in which there is a career ladder or a next step to
take. The organization, the government, consists of elected executives that bring in their
own leadership. Thus, with the change in leadership there is a complete change of
executive leadership. I am not sure that this is an effect way to manage an organization
never the less it is the reality of government. Therefore, the whole focus of the first four
years of an elected administration is to gain enough positive publicity to ensure reelection
to another four year term. Development therefore is not a great concern for the appointed
portion of government, which is where this position falls. The position of Executive
Officer is an appoint position by the Governor at the request of the Cabinet Secretary.
Therefore development must take a slightly different approach and focus more towards
the overall career goals of the individual rather than the organization. Development is a
long-term process and elected officials are short-term appointments. Most likely, there is
an administration change after four years so this brief absence from the private sector
must be carefully calculated so that one has a place to reenter that field once the
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government tour of duty is over. The four people that occupy the positions of
Executive Officer, three of them are midcareers and only one is an in the early stages of
their career. However, through the job analysis conducted in the first assignment it can be
determined that each of these employees came to the position for two reasons. The first is
to expand their skills by working in a large scale organization with a broad scope of
responsibilities. The second is that each had a relationship with the leader of the
organization and a belief in his ability to make a positive contribution to the public. This
first reason should guide the development program for this position. The Executive
Officers should be given opportunities to experience the large scale and scope of the
organization thus able to build their resumes for future positions within government or in
the private sector. The employee owns their career paths and therefore must be able to
seek out development opportunities that are inline with their overall plans. The Cabinet
for Health and Family services allows this form of development by offering tuition
remission, manger development program and networking opportunities.
The employee tuition remission benefit allows employees to purse additional
education in their areas of interest while maintain a full-time income. This would be a
great time for midcareer individuals to retool for a different career. The evaluation for
this benefit is that employees must continue to maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average and
receive successful marks on their annual performance evaluations. As long as these two
criteria are maintain the organization will aid in tuition and allow the employee to
develop the needed skills for future positions.
The Commonwealth also has a manager development program call the Certified
Public Managers program. This program is for those who believe that public service is
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their career. Sometimes after fours years as an appointed official individuals choose to
continue their public service within the merit (nonappointed) ranks of the organization.
This program is two years long and provides government specific training for those
wanting to transition to non-merit or appointed positions.
In addition to these two educational programs the Commonwealth provides
networking opportunities for those whom because of elections will not remain with the
government. These networking opportunities allow employees to remain connect to
private industry thus easing the transition back to it once the elected administration is
over. Those Executive officers that have come to gain scope and scale networking
opportunity is vital to their futures. These opportunities can potentially lead to future jobs
and thus development in this area is critical for a hope of the future.
Maintaining human resources is a vital part of the overall management of
organizations greatest resources, their human capital. This includes proper employee
orientation, training and development. These will help the organization create a posture
of learning and thus remain competitive in their respective markets. Government work
because of the nature of this appoint position which is contingent upon elections poses a
challenge for the creation of training and development programs however it is vital that it
not be neglected just because of the different environment. The training should be
employee specific and based on their performance evaluation and the overall supply and
demands of the organization. Employee development because of the setting should take
into account the overall career plans of the individual. The organization should provide
development opportunities for those wishing to continue their stint in public service and
those wishing to return to private sector. This development plan will also help aid in
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recruiting high caliber individuals from private sectors to make a significant contribution
to the public. Employees should be help accountable for the training and development
that they receive and thus results should be measurable for it to be an overall success.
Effective training and development is vital part of the overall management of human
resources however, in recent budget constraints it is often the first place organizations
look to cut. This should be reconsidered based upon the return that an organization
receives from its investment in its employees. Training and development are critical
components to successfully managing the human capital of an organization.
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References
Ivancevich, John M. (2004).Human Resource Management(9th ed.). Boston Burr Ridge,
IL: McGraw Hill Irwin.