IIHuman Resources

Development

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Outline of the Presentation• Steps of an HRD

program• Types of training• Guidelines for HRD

in rural areas

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HRD Program

Designing a training and development program involves a sequence of steps that can be grouped into five phases:

1. Needs assessment

2. Objectives

3. Design

4. Implementation

5. Evaluation

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Training Needs Assessment& Objectives

• Identifies a gap between what is currently in place and what is needed, now and in the future.

• Gaps can include differences between: – What the organization

expects to happen and what actually happens.

– Current and desired job performance.

– Existing and desired competencies and skills

• What to assess:– Organizational analysis– Task analysis– Individual analysis

• Objectives of the assessment: – who, if anyone, needs training – what training is needed.

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Target groups for rural development training

• Villagers• Farmers• Women• Youth • Community groups• Institutions & organizations • Training of trainers• Local & Provincial Officials

– Types & level of officials

• Central government officials– Types & level of officials

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Design of the HRD Program• Select the internal or

external person or resource to design and develop the training.

• Select and design the program content.

• Select the techniques used to facilitate learning (lecture, role play, simulation, etc.).

• Select the appropriate setting (on the job, classroom, etc.).

• Select the materials to be used in delivering the training (work books, videos, etc.).

• Identify and train instructors (if internal).

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Implementation & EvaluationImplementation• Schedule classes,

facilities and participants.

• Schedule instructors to teach.

• Prepare materials and deliver them to scheduled locations.

• Conduct the training.

Evaluation• Determine whether the

training objectives were met.

• Determining participant reaction to the training program– How much participants

learned – How well the participants

transfer the training back on the job. The information

• Include results of the evaluation in the next cycle of training needs assessment.

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Types of Training

• RESEARCH & ROUND TABLES

• DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

• FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

• ASSOCIATE PROGRAM

• SHORT DURATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

• IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS

• IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS

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International Labor OrganizationGuidelines for HRD in Rural Areas

• Aim at achieving full equality of opportunity of the rural and urban populations as regards vocational training.

• HRD should be within the framework of national development policies

– Take into account patterns and trends in migration between rural and urban areas.

• Make provision for the special vocational guidance and vocational training needs of:

– agricultural workers, including plantation workers, small owner-occupiers, tenant farmers and sharecroppers, particularly in relation to agrarian reform and changes in supply, production and distribution systems in the areas concerned;

– persons engaged in non-agricultural occupations, with special emphasis on education, communications, transport and other services and craft occupations.

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International Labor OrganizationGuidelines for HRD in Rural Areas -2

• Take account of differences in needs according to the type of rural activity involved, the degree of mechanization, specialization and modernization and the scale on which it is conducted.

• Include training in organizing cooperatives and in managing local enterprises.

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International Labor OrganizationGuidelines for HRD in Rural Areas - 3

• Where facilities and programs of vocational guidance and vocational training for rural areas are little developed, concentrate initially on:

• providing information for young persons and adults objectives of and action proposed for making improvements or major structural changes in the area

• on the implications of such action for their work and lives; – providing systematic education and vocational

training, full time or part time, for young persons in employment to complement informal learning on the job;

– providing short programs of upgrading training or of retraining for adults through existing vocational training, or extension of other advisory services;

– developing social and economic leadership in rural areas and encouraging participation by broader groups of the population in development action;

– Encourage self-improvement.

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International Labor OrganizationGuidelines for HRD in Rural Areas - 4

• Countries which, for financial reasons or lack of trained personnel, are not in a position to provide adequate services for the rural population as a whole, might consider: – concentrating action temporarily on

limited geographical; – giving preference to landless laborers and

other economically weak groups.

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