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This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' focuses on creative training and provides information on how to build creative training and how it can give tangible results. The articles are: Hybrid learning delivers bottom line for Siemens / Mark Casey (p. 4-8); Designing learning experiences / Bob Dick (p. 9-12); The myth of the silver bullet - and how to improve the effectiveness of training / Les Allan (p. 13-18); Creating training results / Catherine Mattiske (p. 19-20). Also included is: 'Age of enlightenment' by Mike Staunton and Karen Giles (p. 21) which discusses a management development study. Show less

This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' focuses on linking learning to business strategy. The feature articles are: 'Now for strategic links' by Mark Casey (p. 6-8) which examines literature promoting strategy as the means for enterprises to achieve competitive advantage. The author emphasises the importance of linking strategy to everyday work, the role of human resources in organisational success, and the significance of an organisation's intangible assets; 'Just in time for learning revolution' by Jonathon Levy (p. 9-10, 15), which describes a future model of learning that provides personalised employee-driven learning to assist knowledge workers increase productivity and improve performance; 'The strategic perspective pays for training' by Phil Rutherford (p. 16-20) which proposes an alternative model for evaluating the returns to training in terms of outcomes for the individual, workplace, business strategy and community; 'Organisations need developing' by Glen Martin (p. 21) which reports on recent research into the priorities of training managers. This issue also contains a feature on the upcoming AITD National Conference to be held in Melbourne on 16-18 October 2002. The conference aims to examine issues associated with developing human capital and delivering business results. An interview with Harry Debney, CEO of Visy Industries, examines the importance of developing employee skills to support business objectives. Show less

This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' provides a detailed analysis of a few effective training techniques. The feature articles in this issue are: 'Design of the times: an insider's look at instructional design' by Rebecca Parker (p. 4-8), which provides a guide to designing effective training programs; 'Changing the world?: Appreciative Inquiry opens the door to organisational transformation' by John Loty (p. 9-11), which explains a process being used to transform organisations by building on existing strengths rather than problem identification; 'New training package: what it means for your career' by Liz Stone and Jenni Noble (p. 12-13), which explains what the Certificate IV of the TAA04 Training & Assessment Training Package (indexed at TD/TNC 80.252) means for training professionals; '360 degree feedback: tell me what you really think!' by Deborah Pilgrim (p. 14-15), which suggests that detailed and effective feedback through a well designed 360 degree feedback tool may lead to better performance. Other articles include: Sales versatility: exploring the link between social styles and sales performance / Michael Leimbach (p. 18-20); Face off: technology that transforms face-to-face presentations / Liz Stone (p. 21-23). Show less

This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' looks at informal learning and technology. The feature articles in this issue include: 'Reframing practice: integrating social software to enable informal learning' by Anne Bartlett-Bragg (p. 6-9); 'The way we learn: untangling the truths of informal learning' Glenn Martin interviews John Catlin (p. 10-11); 'Informal workplace learning and the role of technology: transforming L&D [learning and development] practice' by Alison Bickford (p. 12-14); and 'Reframing the future' by Suzy McKenna (p. 17-18). Show less

Nearly thirty years ago the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Training Needs Analysis and Evaluation group prepared a paper to help practitioners address this critical process. This document remains relevant, and the guidelines provide a sound base for adaptation. The entire document is republished in this and further issues of Training and Development in Australia during 1999. The model presented is a representation of a six-step process of identifying training needs. Step three discusses whether problems can be resolved by training and step four examines occupational and individual needs.

Part one of 'Analysing training needs' is indexed at TD/TNC 60.221 and Part three is indexed at TD/TNC 60.248. Show less

This article gives a brief overview of the key competencies developed by the Mayer Committee and presented in the Mayer Report. These were developed to address the need for students to leave school with the ability to participate effectively in a rapidly changing work environment. Future directions for the incorporation of the key competencies are briefly outlined. Show less

This issue of ‘Training and development in Australia’ looks at new thinking - using multiple methods for learning. Feature articles include: ‘Crisis lifts loyalty’ (p. 5); ‘Alan Mence interview’ (p. 6-7); ‘2010 national conference: a fellow’s view’ by Glenn Martin (p. 36-37); ‘Spice up your training with stories’ by Eleanor Shakiba (p. 38-39); ‘Four ways to use learning and development to support business strategy’ by Michael Carman (p. 8-9); ‘Why change succeeds: the importance of people’ by James Calopio (p. 10-11); ‘Does the [human resource development] HRD industry have a future?’ by Tim Baker (p. 12-13); ‘Analyse this’ by Ryan Tracey (p. 35); ‘The next level of blended learning’ by Janet Clarey (p. 14-15); ‘Learning to talk dolphin!: what human resource professionals can learn from dolphin trainers!’ by Anne-Maree O’Neill (p. 16-17); Training for [Generation] Gen Y’ by Michael Wynter (p. 18-19); ‘What does mature e-learning look like?’ by Bjorn Billhardt (p. 21); ‘Brain training - why the grey matters’ by Allan Kenneday (p. 28-29); ‘Flexible learning - getting the ‘magic in the mix’‘ by Bronte Moran (p. 30-31); and ‘Changing the way we (e)learn - online learning: yesterday, today and tomorrow’ by Tim Legge (p. 32-34). Show less

This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' looks at the learning and development (L&D) budget stand-off. Feature articles include: 'The L&D budget stand-off. Who wants it, who controls it and who really needs it. A tragic comedy in three acts.' by Simon Yelland (p. 4-6); 'Santos - finding the perfect blend' by Elisa Colak (p. 7); 'Refocusing corporate learning' by Roland Deiser (p. 8-10); '[Training and development] T&D guru' (p. 11); 'Do you want to become an [registered training organisation] RTO? It's not just about compliance, it's about good business' by Ruth Moncrieff (p. 12-14); Overcoming resistance: company stories helping to change learning' by David Moore (p. 16-17); 'Integrating [attention, generation, emotion, spacing] AGES into training, design and delivery' by Kristin Hansen (p. 18-19); 'Engage me 'be the source of inspiration, not the source of desperation'' by Silvia Damiano (p. 20-21); 'Safety first: tactics for maximising [occupational health and safety] OH&S training' by Steve Milanese and Karen Grimmer-Somers (p. 22-24); 'Resources 101: tips for novice trainers' by Leslie Allen (p. 26-27); 'Six technology tips for the home-based consultant' by Angela Lewis (p. 28-30); 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore' by Kevin Lohan (p. 31); 'Learning environments for mobility' by Paul McKey (p. 32-34); and 'My favourite (free) resources' by Simon Sharwood (p. 35) Show less

Registered training organisations (RTOs) that operate in more than one State or Territory can now choose to register through a new national regulator, the National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA). RTOs delivering in more than one State of Territory have, to date, sometimes been subject to multiple audits, conducted by the Registering Bodies in each State of delivery. NARA offers an avenue for RTOs to have just one body managing all their registration and conducting audits. NARA has been established as a new national regulator by agreement of the State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments. It operates as part of TVET Australia Ltd and will perform its functions under delegations from the States and Territories. NARA has strong support from industry and it has already achieved a high level of interest from RTOs.

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This issue of ‘Training and development’ looks at ‘halving the training day’. Feature articles include: Can I have that as a half day? / Paul Rasmussen; Leveraging social learning to improve the compliance culture / Tim Hird; Designing leadership development programs: the case for coaching / Paul Lawrence and Ann Whyte; The importance of learning outcomes / Matthew Allison; Training highly technical topics can be a challenge / Darshan Shetty; Grass roots social learning: guiding your coaches / Peter Condon; Marketing your training without breaking the budget: part 1 / Scott Spence; Loving a digital learning life / Stacey Edmonds; Deciphering the ‘expert code’: benchmarks, barriers or bullswool? / Helen McPhun Show less