Employee Development (HRCI/PHR)

Overview/Description
 The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the theories and applications of employee training and training program development. As a human resources professional, you are responsible for helping to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and future needs of the company. This course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations in the areas of employee training and development. In the area of employee training, you will learn methods for effectively training adult learners and techniques for aligning all training programs with your company's strategic goals. This course will also help you understand the necessary steps for developing effective employee development programs. All the topics in this course are based on the HR Development functional area of the HR Body of Knowledge recommended by the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM. This SkillSoft product has been reviewed by the Employment Practice Group of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. As of the date reviewed, the content of this course is in compliance with federal law and court decisions. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Human resources professionals that are preparing for the Human Resources Certification Institute's certification examination

Expected Duration
1.5

Lesson Objectives:

Training and Human Resources

  • recognize the value of understanding the functions of human resource development (HRD).
  • select examples of the primary functions of HRD.
  • match the steps for assessing training needs to examples.

    • Training Program Development

  • recognize the benefits of implementing HRD programs in an organization.
  • select examples of the steps for designing an effective training program.
  • match training models to examples.
  • match levels of training evaluation to examples of evaluation methods.
  • apply the appropriate evaluation methods to assess different aspects of a given HRD training scenario.


    • Course Number: HR0248