Engaging your training department with the business

Engaging with the business involves a paradox – it means not giving the business what it wants, but rather what it needs. In other words, the Learning and Development department has to take a lead in saying what is good for an organisation, rather than simply providing the training that employees and managers request.

This presentation examines how one public sector body has moved from a reactive L&D function to a pro-active one, providing personal development plans for several thousand employees, linked to the needs of the organisation.

Defining and training against role profiles

Managing the personal development review process

Linking development to qualifications

Ensuring organisational buy-in for a pro-active stance

Demonstrating the effectiveness of reviews