Training and development (T&D) refers to any activity that helps employees acquire or improve the knowledge, skills or capabilities they need to succeed at work.
Topic: Strategy, Alignment and Planning
Learning and development (L&D) is a business function that supports the professional growth of employees by building their skills, knowledge and competency to improve company performance.
A needs analysis is a structured approach used in training and development to identify business challenges, determine the right training solutions and ensure learning initiatives align with company goals.
Developing a plan for L&D requires learning and business leaders to understand the strategic goals, vision and mission of the organization.
SWOT, an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, is an analysis method used in many industries to assess business functions.
Training alignment is a process of prioritizing the goals and missions of an organization’s training activities around the business needs of the enterprise, and ensuring that learning helps drive business...
Portfolio management is the process of identifying, collecting and curating training resources in alignment with business goals.
The term “training delivery” refers to how an organization presents learning initiatives to learners, a process that is essential for great training.
Since 2008, Training Industry, Inc. has collected data from training professionals across industries. After over a decade of research, we’ve discovered eight process capabilities that, when optimized, make training organizations great.
Having an L&D plan in place ensures training is proactive, rather than reactive, in achieving strategic alignment, which is the single most important process capability of great training organizations.