Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Training

Kaye Thorne is a talent coach, management consultant, and founder of a consulting firm based in the UK with associate partnerships in the US and Australia. Other books by Kaye Thorne include The Essential Guide to Managing Talent (2007), Coaching for Change (2004), and Blended Learning (2002). David Mackey spent 19 years with Unysis prior to setting up his own consulting firm. He's also written Transforming Training (2006) for Kogan Page.

In recent years there has been a reduction of traditional, menu-driven training courses and a growth in alternative learning solutions. The role of trainer has evolved to include internal consultant, learning adviser, facilitator of learning, e-learning designer and workplace coach, and as a result there is now a very real need for professional trainers to be able to identify their contribution to organizational performance. Now in its fourth edition, Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Training highlights the main stages of identifying, designing and delivering learning and development. It provides key points to assimilate the concepts quickly and develop individual pathways to learning, and incorporates new information on areas such as employer branding and how to become an employer of choice. There are new chapters on developing people and organizations, employee engagement and a useful chapter, 'The Trainer As...' which specifically focuses on personal coaching, breaking the role into areas such as the trainer as coach, mentor, consultant, etc. Complete with detailed appendices that include checklists and surveys, evaluation forms, recommended reading and useful website addresses, it is the perfect tool for beginners and those who want to lead in the field of training and development.

Updated with new chapters on developing people and organizations, employee engagement and personal coaching

Chapter - 01: Developing People and Organizations; Chapter - 02: Being Professional; Chapter - 03: Creating a Learning Environment; Chapter - 04: Designing a Training Programme; Chapter - 05: Delivering Training; Chapter - 06: Sources of Inspiration; Chapter - 07: Developing Talent and Employee Engagement; Chapter - 08: Getting the Best from Blended and E-learning; Chapter - 09: Evaluation of Training; Chapter - 10: The Trainer As.