Code	Course Name	Reg.	Dur.	Dates	Days & Times	Loc.	Certifications	Cost C$* M*   NM* L1 L2   NM
RDTB18	Training Roundtable: Issues, Insights, and Experience		1 Day	Jan 12 2010	Tu 8:00a-10:30a	CT	--

Description: We recognize that providing training for employees in your organization is a multifaceted and challenging role filled with a complex array of issues. Part of CAIT’s mission through the years has been to provide a forum for professionals to interact with their peers over complex issues, sharing insights and experience. A May, 2007 survey of persons in CAIT member organizations suggested interest in a similar opportunity for those who support a training mission.

The Training Issues Roundtable is offered as a FREE service to the training community. Its goal is to provide a discussion and learning forum for training-related professionals to interact with peers on challenging topics of interest.

A planning workshop was held in September, 2007, in which participants established topics for 8 sessions. In June, 2008, roundtable participants voted to continue meeting. At the November 2008 meeting, members developed a new list of topics for the 2009 meetings.

Monthly meetings are on the second Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at CAIT. Meetings are usually presentations or demonstrations with facilitated discussion. We use internal and external speakers. For your review, a log of topics are listed below.

We ask that you circulate this information as an invitation to appropriate colleagues both inside and outside your organization, and join us by registering for the next meeting.

Audience: This roundtable is appropriate for professionals who are in training-related roles.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this roundtable.

Objectives:

• Share your ideas and insights.
• Learn new ways to handle training projects.
• Learn about some useful tools of the trade.

• Session 16: FullShot; Demo of pdf. converter; continue discussion of e-learning; blended learning; how to measure the effectiveness of e-learning; ROI and ROE. (April 14, 2009)
• Session 15: Articualte Presentation; discussed what participants have done with e-learning. (March 10, 2009)
• Session 14: Captivate Presentation. (February 10, 2009)
• Session 13: Review results of survey about topics and priority; plan future meetings; discuss evaluation forms. (January 13, 2009)
• Session 12: Learning Phases; enabling learning and implementation after the learning event; learning maps; manager’s learning guide. (December 9, 2008)
• Session 11: Planning meeting to decide future topics. Favorite training-related websites. (November 11, 2008)
• Session 10: Presentation on Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences(October 14, 2008)
• Session 9: Demonstrations of Software(August 12, 2008)
• This session will demonstrate the use of various software including Sound
• This session highlighted handling multi-site training projects and using technology to deploy the training.
• Forge, Camtasia, and Captivate and Lectora.
• Session 8: Training’s Role in Change Management and User Preparedness (July 12, 2008)
• This session highlighted conducting multi-site training projects and using technology to deploy the training.
• Session 7: Organizing Enterprise Training for Effectiveness and Efficiency (June 10, 2008)
• This session explored various organization strategies that incorporate training record-training, and concentrated on learning management systems.
• Session 6: High-Tech Training Requirements and Training Techniques (May 13, 2008)
• This session addressed training needs associated with new technologies and the use of new technology in training itself, and focused on enabling the Virtual Workforce, and effective teleconferencing.
• Session 5: Training Cost/Justification and Assessing ROI (April 15, 2008)
• This session explored tangible and intangible methods and metrics associated with ensuring that training investments produce appropriate benefits.
• Determining "bench strength"
• Gap analysis
• Career Development
• Succession planning
• Cross-training and rotational assignments
• Mentoring
• Assessment tools
• "Make, Rent or buy" decisions on training
• Customer focused update to training
• Incorporating feedback and "lessons-learned" processes
• Centralized vs. Decentralized differences
• This session was a continuation of the previous sessions and focuses on planning and fulfillment of established training needs.
• Tools
• Rankings
• Development plans
• Generational differences
• Costs and ROI
• Centralized vs. Decentralized differences
• This session focused on aspects related to effective assessment of individual or target group training requirements.
• People
• Process(es)
• Training and Organization Impacts
• Infrastructure and Externalities
• Improving accuracy and rapidity
• Training team assessment projects
• Costs and ROI
• Centralized vs. Decentralized differences
• This session established the Roundtable’s initial membership, mechanisms, and principles for contacting/engaging one another. We discussed ideas for "Needs Assessment" which was the theme of the next three sessions.
• Session 4: Part 3 of Needs Assessment: Enterprise Strategic Needs Assessment (February 12, 2008)
• Session 3: Part 2 of Needs Assessment: Using Project-Oriented Needs Assessment (December 11, 2007)
• Session 2: Training Needs Assessment #1: Conducting Project-Oriented Needs Assessment (November 13, 2007)
• Session 1: Training Community of Support (October 9, 2007)