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Training and Development application provides HR managers with the tools needed to ensure that the developmental needs of the organization and its human resources are fulfilled. The needs of the organization are identified as requirements in job profiles, which may be associated with jobs, positions, postings and assignments. Development programs, activities and training events are then established to provide individuals within the organization with the skills needed to meet these requirements.
Training and Development Configuration
Training and Development Functions
Training and Development Tables
Training and Development Concepts
Training and Development Terminology#
- Assessment Event
- A specific occurrence of an assessment for an individual.
- Assessment
- A formal vehicle to measure and evaluate competencies. An assessment will determine how best to deploy human resources in the work environment.
- Candidate
- An individual who is seeking job opportunities or is participating in training and/or development activities.
- Career Ladder
- A chain of job profiles that identifies where each leads to or originates from.
- Career Objective
- A stated goal of an individual.
- Competence Category
- A detailed breakdown of competencies.
- Competence Group
- A high level breakdown of competencies.
- Competence Level
- A level of proficiency for a specific cor competence.
- Core Competence
- A specific, identifiable, definable and measurable knowledge, skill, ability or other characteristic necessary for the effective performance of defined duties and responsibilities.
- Development Activity
- A planned, current or prior event that helps an individual improve their qualifications and competencies.
- Development Program
- A planned series of activities intended to improve the qualifications and competencies of human resources.
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Functions, tasks and/or account abilities that people perform to accomplish specific business objectives.
- Employer
- An organization that employs people and that conducts training and development activities.
- Fee Schedule
- A set of fees applicable to courses and/or classes.
- Human Resource
- A person who presently works, may work, or has done work for an organization.
- Job Profile
- A description of a job that outlines its purpose, functions, duties, responsibilities, requirements and training needs.
- Posting
- An approved request to hire people into a specified position or job within an organization.
- Proficiency
- A measurement of the level of skill an individual has or needs to fill a job.
- Qualification
- A specific skill, license, certificate, membership that a person has.
- Succession Plan
- A formal plan to focus on grooming or finding individuals to fill key positions in the organization.
- Training Map
- A map giving direction on developing a specific competence through links between courses/development programs and specific competence levels.
- Training Resource
- A facility, material or activity that must be acquired or prepared for courses or training classes.
- Training Supplier
- An individual or organization that provides training courses or assessment tests.
