Maintenance: the forgotten step

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 18, Issue 7

SimonM. Reference:T+D (USA), May 2010, Vol. 64 No. 5, Start page: 48, No. of pages: 4

Underlines the need to maintain training courses to keep them relevant and up-to-date, pointing out that this task is potentially more onerous because e-learning has multiplied the number of modules and courses available. Advises on how to handle training maintenance, including e-learning, at the training design stage – develop a content indexing system that lists all topics covered in courses; use information repositories; avoid wording in training modules that links the training to a date; make generic references when referring to employees; set up automatic email notifications that will be activated when information held in repositories changes; and think ahead when developing training to minimize the work that will need to be done when the training needs to be updated. ISSN: 1535-7740 Reference: 39AN952

Keywords: Training, Design