Introduction to Industrial Training

Catalog description

Overview of training profession. Introduction to economic and psychological foundations. Examination of relationship of industrial training to education. WF ED 270 Introduction to Industrial Training (3) This course is designed to prepare individuals for a variety of training practitioner roles in businesses and industry. This course is actually the first of two courses and is an introduction to the required core courses for emphasizing the training and development professional curriculum in the Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems and Workforce Education and Development. It is the intent of this course to equip participants with entry-level knowledge and skill to successfully pursue other designated professional core courses on needs assessment, organization development, and cross-cultural training. All of theses courses fall into the category called Human Resource Development (HRD).Industry trainers have had the opportunity to provide formal training to many persons with a wide variety of skills and competencies. Previous train-the-trainer courses in this series have addressed presentation techniques, assessment, facilities management and safety. This course will help trainers gain a total understanding of their role in the larger picture of Human Resource Development. Although traditional education is often focused on helping individuals lead better lives, training is usually focused specifically on the work that people do in one organizational setting. HRD deals with the financial value of human beings to organizations. In this course, the HRD field will be examined with respect to the training component with which participants are connected.