Training Design & Delivery [Paperback]

Geri E. McArdle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

How to you ensure that training and learning programs are working? This six-stage model takes you through all the essential steps, from getting management to buy into training to evaluating the program. Also included are: an extensive trainer's toolkit, checklists, and sample forms.

Editorial Reviews

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Geri McArdle's emphasis on business justification and return-on-investment for training programs is a critical message for any organization considering creating new programs. -- Gary Bonvillian, Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Leadership and Innovation College of Business Florida Gulf Coast University

This practical, how-to book helps you quickly determine business justification for your training and links it to key organizational objectives from the start. The sample lesson plans, checklists, training agreements, and questionnaires make this book a requirement for anyone designing or delivering training. -- Anita Brady, President, Communication Training Consultants

Training Design and Delivery is an excellent compendium of useful advice on the development and implementation of training programs. Geri McArdle's book will be of practical benefit not only to training professionals, but also to their clients interested in understanding the training process. -- Israel Scheffler, Co-Director, Philosophy of Education Research Center, Harvard University

About the Author

Geri E. McArdle is a successful human resources manager, educator, and consultant in both the public and private sectors. She was recently selected as the outstanding faculty member of the year in the Business Administration and Management Department at Johns Hopkins University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: ASTD (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562860992
• ISBN-13: 978-1562860998
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Focused method for effective trainings, July 14, 2009

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Training Design & Delivery (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Whether you train, manage trainers or are merely interested in the topic, this little guide offers plenty of useful information. Geri E. McArdle not only helps you understand the importance of training and what it takes to train well, she also provides a 20-step model to guide you in creating your own first-rate development program. The steps take you through six crucial areas of training, from determining if training can actually solve a problem to developing, delivering and assessing your sessions. You can use McArdle's model as a checklist for ensuring that your learning programs don't lack a crucial ingredient. Her concise book, packed with handy advice as well as useful tables and diagrams, is especially effective in defining trainers' responsibilities. However, this guide's breadth of knowledge far exceeds its depth. You may have to turn to other training resources for detailed information about a specific topic. getAbstract recommends this as an introductory guide to all that good training requires.

5.0 out of 5 stars Training Deliver & Design Book Purchase, July 18, 2008

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This review is from: Training Design & Delivery (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Great purchase. Received book within a few days. New tezxt. My first textbook book purchase on Amazon.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A solid road map for creating relevant training, December 6, 2008

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Craig Matteson (Saline, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Training Design & Delivery (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

If you are involved with creating, justifying, or managing training in any way, this book can be a useful roadmap. The book has eleven chapters divided into three parts.

Part I discusses what modern training should be, its context in the modern organization, and how to identify and satisfy the the various stakeholders who have an interest in what you are providing.

Part II is the most powerful part of the book. There is a 20 step Road Map in six parts that take you through creating training from identifying your organizations training needs through review of your training program with management. The six parts are:
1) Business Justification (3 steps)
2) Analysis (2 steps)
3) Design (3 steps)
4) Development (6 steps)
5) Implementation (3 steps)
6) Evaluation (3 steps) - Evaluation can happen after and before any of the other five parts, as well.

The third parts is a toolkit with helpful tips and techniques that you can use in creating and delivering your training.

Even if you are an experienced trainer, I think this detailed process can help you think through your entire program much like a pilot's pre-flight checklist.

Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI