About Proactive Training Solutions

Proactive training solutions help organizations adapt to changing environments and markets. Historically, American businesses remain competitive because of innovation and quick retooling which is supported by proactive training. Proactive training improves employee performance, which, in turn, increases productivity, competitiveness and ultimately the bottom line.

Types

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Proactive training solutions recognize the natural progress of an employee's career within an organization.

In the intake process, the organization must find the people with qualifications that match organizational needs. Once found, the staff are oriented to the culture and expectations of the organization.

During the development phase, workers receive ongoing training and work performance feedback. Training for promotion or additional compensation are good retention tools.

When employees move on, the succession phase ensures availability of a pool of qualified candidates.

Features

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The primary goal of proactive training is to assist workers with the skills needed for the current job and for positions workers might aspire to in the future. In addition, proactive training solutions help workers understand corporate culture and structure to build a more aligned organization. As employees become more productive and comfortable in the organization, quality is improved and the corporate bottom line improves.

Potential

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Proactive training solutions help the organization focus on its core mission and ensure all departments and employees support the corporate direction. Proactive training professionals act as change advisers for the organization. Advice on training, communications and overall organizational development can benefit the employees and the financial well-being of the organization.

Considerations

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Users of proactive training solutions constantly review external and internal organizational challenges.

Imagine a football game, where the team runs only one play. The team is does not score many points. Organizations that continue to do the same thing will not be successful.

Back at the game, players execute the play haphazardly. Timing is off and the entire play suffers. When an organization introduces a new strategy implementation is disorganized, the organization suffers.

Proactive training solutions look at what should be happening and what is actually happening both inside and outside the organization.

Expert Insight

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The 2009 Corporate Learning FactBook predicts that collaborative strategies and social networking tools will be major growth areas in proactive training solutions. Consolidating training programs will reduce overall training costs and better align the training outcomes with the organizational mission. The FactBook also predicts that proactive training solutions will continue to grow as assessments for the added value of training to the organization's mission becomes more sophisticated and accurate.

References

• Training and Human Resources Development: A UC Irvine Distance Learning Course
• The 2009 Corporate Learning FactBook