Training Management Practice Exam

About Training Management
Training constitutes a basic concept in human resource development. It is concerned with developing a particular skill to a desired standard by instruction and practice. Training is a highly useful tool that can bring an employee into a position where they can do their job correctly, effectively, and conscientiously. Training is the act of increasing the knowledge and skill of an employee for doing a particular job.

Specifically the need for training arises because of following reasons:
•    Environmental changes
•    To match employee specifications with the job requirements and organizational needs
•    Change in the job assignment

Steps in Training Process/Phases of Training
•    Decide If Training is needed.
•    Determine What Type of Training is needed.
•    Identifying Goals and Objectives.
•    Implementing Training.
•    Evaluation of the Training Program.

Methods of Training includes
•    Coaching Training by Supervisors
•    Conference/Lecture and Seminar
•    Job Rotation Method
•    Classroom Method
•    Case Study
•    Role-playing
•    Brain Storming

Steps for conducting training programs in an organization are
•    Preparation of the learner
•    Identification of training needs
•    Who is to be trained?
•    Imparting knowledge
•    Performance try-out
•    Follow-up

Why is Training Management important?
Training of employees and managers are absolutely important in this changing environment. It is an important activity of HRD which helps in improving the competency of employees. Training gives a lot of benefits to the employees such as improvement in efficiency and effectiveness, development of self confidence and assists everyone in self management.

Conducting training results in following benefits
•    Increased Productivity
•    Reduced Supervision
•    Improved employee performance
•    Improved employee satisfaction and morale
•    Increased productivity and adherence to quality standards
•    Enhances company reputation and profile
Training can be of any kind relevant to the work or responsibilities of the individual, and can be delivered by any appropriate method.

•    HR professionals
•    Business owners
•    Entrepreneurs
•    Anyone who wants to assess their skills
•    Training consultants
•    Human Resource and T&D managers and senior executives
•    Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for conducting trainings or Human resources

Training Management Exam Objectives

Training Management exam evaluates your skills in conducting trainings effectively and efficiently.

Training Management Exam Prerequisite

Training Management exam has no prerequisite.

Training Management Certification Course Outline

1. Training Policy
1.1 Policy for Training
1.2 Good Policy Characteristics
1.3 Classification of Policies
1.4 Formulation of Policies
1.5 Factors Influencing Policy Determination
1.6 HR Training and Business Management

2. Training Need Assessment
2.1 Training Content for Different Categories of Employees
2.2 Steps for Needs Assessment
2.3 Learning Objectives
2.4 Requirements of Learners
2.5 Steps for T&D Plans
2.6 Planning Implementation of Training Plan
2.7 Training Room Design
2.8 The Training Procedure

3. T&D Programs
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Training at Professional Institutions
3.3 Workers Training Programme
3.4 Supervisory Training & Development Programme
3.5 Training Aids
3.6 Training Media

4. Competency Based Training
4.1 Competencies
4.2 Competency Profiling
4.3 Competency-Based HRM Models

5. New Employee Training
5.1 New Hire Training
5.2 Purpose of Orientation
5.3 Goals of Orientation Programs
5.4 Types of Orientation
5.5 The Orientation “Toolkit”
5.6 On The Job Training

6. Management Development
6.1 Management Development Introduction
6.2 Requisites for Successful Management Development Program
6.3 Management Development Techniques

7. Mentoring and Coaching
7.1 Coaching Employees
7.2 Activity-Mentoring Training
7.3 Workplace Mentoring

8. Computer Based Training
8.1 Computer Aided Instruction
8.2 Computer-based Training
8.3 CBT Usage
8.4 Decision Process for CBT Viability
8.5 New Capabilities
8.6 Web-Based Training
8.7 FLEX

9. Evaluation of Training
9.1 Concept
9.2 Need for Evaluation
9.3 Principles of Evaluation
9.4 Evaluation Design
9.5 Measuring Training Effectiveness/Impact
9.6 Evaluation Plan
9.7 Evaluation Types and Process
9.8 Warr’s Framework of Evaluation
9.9 Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation
9.10 Feedback and Assessment
9.11 Evaluating Training-staff Performance
9.12 ROI (Return on Investment) in Training
9.13 Cost Effectiveness
9.14 Justification on Investment
9.15 Evaluation of Management Training
9.16 General Observations

10. Effective Training and Development
10.1 Effective T&D
10.2 Assessing Training Effectiveness
10.3 High Yield Training Checklist
10.4 Training for Performance

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Training Management Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199