How Do You Create and Implement a Yearly Training Calendar for Your Company?

Hi,

Can anybody explain the steps needed to prepare a training calendar for a company for a year and the steps for its implementation?

Hi!

As per your TNA, first, you have to assess the training needed to fulfill the training gaps. You have to assess the targeted audience/participants for the desired training. According to the level and skills of the participants, you have to divide the training programs into different categories like a refresher course, advanced level skill upgradation course, super specialization training program. By this time, you may have assessed the total number of courses needed and the associated requirements. Now, plan the training calendar as per the feasibility and sequence of the things as per your company's mandate. Please plan a backup arrangement of the things also. Hope this will do the needful.

Best regards,
Alok Goel

Hi,

A training calendar can be designed for the entire fiscal year; however, it can be reviewed and modified quarterly. Inputs for the training calendar can come from appraisals (80%), project needs (15%) as and when there is a skill gap; the remaining 5% can be considered as ad hoc requirements. It basically depends on the organization. Once all the training needs are captured, one needs to validate with the Business Unit heads whether we really need to cater to the training. While designing the training calendar, one needs to create a plan considering the mode of training, total number of participants, internal/external training, budget, etc. Once the Business Unit head has signed off on the plan, you can publish it either as a soft copy on the intranet or as hard copy printouts such as posters within the office premise.

To implement it, the next step involves working in advance with the vendors, conducting evaluations of the trainers, sending invitations for the program, and then conducting the training as per the training calendar.

Hope this information is useful! 😊

Kindly let me know if you need any further assistance.

Hi,

Before formulating the training calendar find out the budget given for the training programs. If the budget is not in place, consult with your reporting head. Then follow the steps

Step1: Identification of training needs (Technical & Non technical

Step2: Identifying the target audience

Step3: Assessing the target audience eligible for the training with the help of various tests. Example (Test on learning & orientation)

Step4: Based on the assessment result and training needs find out the number of training programs to be conducted – Whether it has to be conducted as a monthly program or once in two months or three months

Step5: Based on the training needs & budget identify appropriate trainers for all the training programs

Step6: Based on the above create the training calendar feasible to all of them.

Guideline:

• Make sure that the date of training doesn't clashes with other meetings

• If you have the organization's calendar, then you may use while finalizing the training dates

Regards,

Abhishek Siroya[/quote]

In the case of training needs identification, you can either consult with their HODs and employees or use the competencies defined in the Oracle ERP HR module to generate training needs. The rest of the process will remain the same. Try to link training needs with performance appraisals, which will encourage employees to attend training regularly.

Hi,

Can anybody share with me a sample of a training calendar? I am working in a company and have been asked to prepare a training calendar. Can anyone give me a sample format?

Hey, thanks for helping me. In my company, we have identified training based on managerial competencies, functional competencies, and general training. Do I need to do it in the same format which you have given?