PowerPoint Presentation
Employee Development and Initiatives for Educators
Why Invest in Development?
Learning Organization
Engagement Leadership Performance Positive Work Environment
Productivity Job Satisfaction Employee Retention
5 Key Benefits forLearning Organizations1. Improve Performance
and Build Capacity2. Reduce Feelings of Stagnation and Increase
Morale3. Enhanced Leadership4. Positive Work Environment5.
Retention of Teachers
The Training Initiatives
Formal Education
Assessment
E-Learning
Interpersonal Relationships
Recommended Initiatives and their Benefits
Formal EducationE-Learning Interpersonal RelationshipsCourses
may be offered by universities or consultants, designed
specifically for the companys employees.Provides online, self-paced
training / learning programs. Gives the trainees more
responsibility for their development. Employees learn from more
experienced peers through mentoring or coaching. In house programs
can be easily tied to directly to business needs and provide easy
evaluation tools. Incorporates: quick views, learning labs,
interactive modules and collaboration. Mentoring relationships may
be formal or informal and are built on the mutual interests of the
mentor and mentee. Companies who provide tuition reimbursement see
an increase in productivity and employee retention. Trainees have
unlimited access to material and development activities. The role
of coaching is to help employees learn for themselves through
feedback and reinforcement.
Key Points to RememberDevelopment and training strategies should
be based on the needs of the organization as well as the needs of
the individual. Positive work environments will contribute to the
development of leadership skills and employee retention.
Experienced mentors or coaches can assist others by sharing their
experiences and guiding them in the right direction. An effective
development strategy will involve individualization, learner
control, and ongoing support (Noe, 2010).
ReferencesNoe, R. A. (2010). Employee training and development
(5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
Pace, A. (2010). Unleashing positivity in the workplace.
Training and Development, 64(1), 4044.
