The effectiveness of an organization’s human resources is thought to be a function of how much time and money a company invests in developing its people. Well trained employees can play an important role in improving an organization’s overall productivity. It is the responsibility of the training and development manager to see that the training needs of the employees are identified and met at the right time to allow them to develop to their full potential. Training becomes all the more important in light of the constantly changing nature of business. Employees who are in tune with the latest developments can help take their company forward. On the other hand, a lack of proper commitment to the training needs of its employees can hinder an organization’s progress.

The PG Diploma Program in Training and Development trains students to pursue rewarding careers in training, development and other allied fields.

Program Structure

This contemporary program covers all the important topics related to the training and development in two groups. The structure of the program is as follows:

Group/Part

Subjects

Group A

Part I

Organizational Behavior and Managerial Effectiveness

Part II

Human Resource Development

Group B

Part III

Training and Development

Part IV

Evaluation of Training and Development

Outline Curriculum

Group A

Part I: Organizational Behavior and Managerial Effectiveness

  • Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior

  • Individual behavior in Organizations

  • Dynamics in Organizational Behavior

  • The Organizational System

  • Organizational Change and Development

  • Managerial Effectiveness

  • Emotional Intelligence in Management

  • Interpersonal Skills and Leadership Skills

Part II : Human Resource Development

  • Overview of Human Resource Development

  • Employment of Human Resources

  • Management and Development of Human Resources

Group B

Part III : Training and Development

  • Conceptual Framework of Training and Development

  • Strategy of Training and Development

  • Nature and Scope of Training and Development

  • Determine Training Objectives

  • Selecting Training Strategies

  • Training Methods

  • Modern Training Technology and Training Aids

  • Performance Appraisal

  • Counseling and Career Development

  • Management Trainees and their Expectations

  • Training and Development of International Staff

  • Evaluation

  • Integrating Training and Development

Part IV : Evaluation of Training and Development

  • Concept, Definition and need for evaluation

  • Principles of evaluation

  • Stages of Evaluation

  • Evaluation methods

  • Criteria and approaches for selection of evaluation methods

  • Techniques of measurement and its related problems

  • Linking training to bottom line results cost-benefit analysis

  • Towards developing an indigenous model of evaluation

  • Theory and methods of test construction

  • Statistical methods of evaluation

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