Assessment item 3
Training Program Design
Value: 50%
Due date: 05-Jun-2016
Return date: 28-Jun-2016
Length: approx 2500 words
Submission method options
Alternative submission method
Task
This assessment requires you to design and develop an in-house training program to address the training and / or development need that was identified from the Needs Assessment in Assessment 2. As a minimum, you will need to include the following information:

Organisation
• a brief description of the organisation
• explain the importance of the training and/or development need that was identified

Participants
• identify participants
• an explaination of the cohort of who need to participate in the program
• how would the participants (and the organisation) benefit from the program

Program Plan
• a detailed plan based on your choice of learning theories
• program objectives (no more than four objectives)
• schedule and planned activities
• method of delivery
• instructions for the trainer
• feedback / evaluation

Resources Required
• outline all the resources required that would facilitate design, implementation and evaluation of the program’s success or failure
• hand outs, notes and/or powerpoints for trainees
• technologies required
• location
• staff
• financial

Possible Barriers
• management support
• perception and participation
• finance
• conflicting priorities

Please be realistic about the scope of the project that you select, and keep this to a manageable level. Whilst it is hypothetically assumed that you will be the trainer of the program, it needs to be develop at a level where any trainers could easily understand and used it for training purposes. You should also explain and justify your choice of various learning theories used to design the program.

Rationale
This assessment is designed to foster reflective thinking and collaborative professional engagement.
This assessment task covers topics 6 – 12 and builds on what was learned from topics 1 – 5. More specifically it seeks to assess your ability to:

• recommend suitable learning theories that can be utilised in specific organisational environments;
• design and evaluate a training and development program for a specific organisational context; and
• contextualise evolving directions of training and development within Australian organisational contexts, including emerging best practices.

Marking criteria

Criterion
Weighting
High distinction
Distinction-Credit
Pass
Unsatisfactory
Mark
Critical analysis

– Prepare and justify proposed program objective, schedule and required resources
– Present practical, useful and realistic analysis of the organization’s current situation and it’s training and/or development needs
– Demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge with justification of arguments using academic literature and practical examples
– Focus on the requirements of the question (ie. does not digress from the topic with irrelevant issues)
– Evidence of critical thinking

25
– An outstanding designed program
– Clear and exact interpretation of ideas and arguments relevant to the assessment task
– Clear, logical and thorough analysis of organization’s situation and it’s training and/or development needs
– Excellent analysis of organization’s situation and it’s training and / or development needs
– With the use of academic literature, training program objectives, schedule and required resources are well justified and designed
– Breadth and depth of knowledge on the topics demonstrated
– Strong evidence of critical thinking.

Evidence base
– Incorporate academic literature and, possible use of technology
– Recommendation of learning theories
15
– Excellent research and application of a wide range of academic literature beyond core materials
– Reading is seamlessly integrated into the discussion
– Clear, comprehensive base of evidence provided to support and justify the design of the training and / or development program
– Clear justification of the choice of learning theories recommended

Presentation
– Evidence of professionalism in the design and presentation of the training program
10
– Excellent referencing
– Outline of the proposed program is provided
– Expression and presentation of ideas are mainly accurate.
– Professional writing style appropriate to assessment requirement
– Grammar and spelling accurate
– An accurate bibliography is attached

Presentation
Your submission should utilize visual communication devices as appropriate in order to better
engage the reader and more effectively communicate your message. These could include: tables
and/or graphs, and/or figures and/or diagrams, and/or images etc…, as would be expected in a
professionally submitted plan within an organizational context.

Your document needs to be submitted through Turnitin.