Assignment: Trends in Training and Development

The purpose of this assignment is to research and investigate trends in training and development. You are required to use secondary resources and encouraged to use primary resources to learn about how organizations manage and deliver the training and development trend.

This assignment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the achievement of the following course learning outcomes:

• Analyze the critical role that training and development plays in helping organizations reach strategic organizational objectives and goals.
• Explain how training and development methods are changing in response to environmental impacts and emerging trends.

Instructions

Research a training and development trend and write a report that analyzes how the trend is being used by organizations.

When writing your report, you are required to use secondary resources and encouraged to use primary resources. Secondary resources include accessing Library resources (e.g. books, eBooks, scholarly journal articles, etc.) and consulting online resources (e.g. blogs, websites, trade publications, popular articles, magazines, newspaper articles, etc.). Primary resources include speaking to someone from an organization to learn how they manage and deliver the trend you selected.

• Select one training and development trend from the list below:
• Technology
• Microlearning
• Sustainability
• Training for Diverse Groups

• Create your report with the following headings and information:
• Overview of Training and Development Trend
• Provide a brief description of the trend
• Explain why it has emerged as a trend
• Explain its importance to the organization
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Trend
• Describe the advantages of managing and delivering the trend within an organization
• Describe the disadvantages of managing and delivering the trend within an organization
• Application of Trend in Organizations

If you have researched more than one organization, answer the following questions for each organization:

• Identify the target audience
• How often does the organization provide the training?
• How is the training delivered (e.g. on-the-job, off-the-job, classroom, via technology, blended, training methods used, etc.)?
• What is the cost of delivering the training?
  • How does the organization support this training? For example, do organizational leaders support the trend? Do they provide resources (e.g. money) for the trend?
  • Impact of Trend on the Organizations, Employees, and Society

• If you have researched more than one organization, answer the following question for each organization:

  • How does this type of training benefit the organization, employees, and society?

• Structure

  Prepare your report with the following components:

  • Content:
  • 5-7 pages
  • Use the headings and information provided to organize your content
  • Use a combination of paragraphs and point-form
  • Cite references using APA style
  • References

• Format

  Length and space: 5-7 pages max., double-spaced
  The references are not included in the total number of pages.

  Font type: Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman

  Font size: 12 points

  Citation Guide: APA Style

  File type: Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX)