Our CORPORATE TRAINING PLANS: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL TIPS workshop gave all those who attended very valuable insight into how corporate training really works.

Our attnedance was far lower than ususal due to the pouring rain outside, but those who attended shared great ideas. The programme went through the following points:

• How to set corporate training objectives?
• How to decide who will attend which course?
• Which training methods work best for whom?
• How to choose reliable and professional training providers?
• Can we measure the success of corporate training, and how?
• What are the best ways to report training activities?

Perhaps the most valuable part of this active workshop was the discussion about two crucial topics: how to choose participants and how to choose training providers. In the discussion, a few great ideas came up form the facilitator as well as from participants. Here a few:

Q:  What are the advantages and disadvantages of providing training to different levels of staff in the company?

A: Staff on lower levels experience training as important for motivation, while top managers often attend too much training and get excited only about top-level courses. Training top managers may save money for the company when they pass down their knowledge. On the other hand, they are often too busy to attend. Front-line staff are eager to attend training and have more time. However, staff turnover on lower levels is usually a bigger problem, which may be a challenge for the HR when they choose participants.

Q:  How do you choose a suitable provider out of the thousands of companies in Shanghai alone?

A: In reality, you don’t have to choose from thousands of companies. Most providers will not suit your needs: they will not provide the course you want, they are too expensive, too low quality or you will never meet them. Usually you choose from 10-20 providers.

Q: How do you narrow them down, to choose the best one? Our discussion came up with this:

• Never go for the cheapest option. Go as high in quality as you can afford.
• Forget about companies who seem to copy each other’s content.
• Think of training as investment: discuss with the provider how you will get your money back in better sales results, better time management, efficiency, etc.
• Become familiar with the logic of the course offered to you.
• Ask how the provider can help you to follow up to the training and consolidate the content in daily work.

Thank you for all participants for your insight. Those who didn’t make it this time, see you at our future events!

Event Facilitator: Gabor Holch

Gabor Holch, Management Consultant and GM of CBC, has helped create and work training plans for multinationals, small and medium-size enterprises, public organizations and academic institutions in Europe and Asia for 15 years. Starting as a junior consultant for merger & acquisition training strategies in Eastern Europe in 1995, he later worked with training plans on various levels of European, Asian and international teams. Since 2002 he has advised companies and public institutions in China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

EVENT DETAILS:

When: Thursday, 26 February, 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Where: Bankers Club, 52F, Bank of China Tower, 200 Yin Cheng Zhong Road (Lu Jia Zui Station on subway line number 2) －银城中路200号中银大厦52楼（地铁2号线陆家嘴站）

For information on future events:

Please contact Penny at 5459 1006 ext. 116 or penny@sh-cbc.com.

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