HRM 530
Week 7 Discussion
#1
"Training Assessment" Please respond to the following:

• Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
• Develop criteria to assist in selecting the vendor to use for the training.

As a new employee in the HR department tasked with developing a seminar for stress management, I would first: Identify the training audience; ascertain the training needs in levels of importance; develop training programs that have been demonstrated to be successful and that are cost effective to the organization; create the programs and appropriate training hours needed and that are available; ensure time for feedback after training; ensure on the job training so that "lessons learned" can be used and demonstrated on the job. I would also cover workload, setting priorities, getting help when needed, and setting reasonable goals. The selected vendor I would use would be in the form of an informal presentation. Open ended discussions and participation would be encouraged. Feedback would be solicited at the end of the training. Lastly, surveys would be handed out at the end of the training to rate the training and/or garner improvements.
Stewart, G.L. and Brown, K.G. Human Resource Management (2012)

• Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
In order to development an effective stress management seminar that would be beneficial to employees and the organization I would perform a person analysis. I would survey groups of employees to identify