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Learning and Development
This course is part of HRCI Human Resource Associate Professional Certificate
Instructors: Brad Boyson
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What you'll learn
How to create and deliver effective trainings in your organization
How to evaluate key metrics that will demonstrate training outcomes and results
Skills you'll gain
- Adult Education
- Training and Development
- Needs Assessment
- Instructional Design
- Compliance Training
- Training Programs
- Developing Training Materials
- Organizational Development
- Workforce Development
- Professional Development
- Drive Engagement
- On-The-Job Training
- Employee Engagement
- Program Evaluation
- Learning Styles
- Employee Training
Details to know
See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills
Build your Leadership and Management expertise
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate from HRCI
There are 4 modules in this course
This course presents an overview of best practices for creating effective training in your organization. You will learn different methods of identifying training needs and delivering training. You will also learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs.
By the end of this course, you will be able to: ● Create and deliver learning to your organization ● Explain and propose different methods to access the processes and outcomes of training ● Explain different ways to deliver training ● Evaluate key metrics that will demonstrate training outcomes and results No prior experience in Human Resources is needed to be successful in this course.
This week, you will learn about career lifecycles and how to structure a career development plan for an employee. You will also learn how to plan training and development for your organization.
What's included
16 videos4 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts
16 videos•Total 40 minutes
- HRCI Human Resources Associate Professional Certificate Introduction•2 minutes
- Course Overview: Learning and Development•1 minute
- Instructor Introduction•2 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Introduction to Career Development•1 minute
- Orientation•3 minutes
- Career Lifecycle•2 minutes
- Career Development•3 minutes
- Six Phases of Career Development•4 minutes
- Training and Development•2 minutes
- Learning and Development Planning•3 minutes
- Training Needs Analysis (TNA)•3 minutes
- Career Development Tools•4 minutes
- Career Planning•3 minutes
- Example: Career Development•3 minutes
- Career Development•3 minutes
- Weekly Review: Introduction to Learning and Development•1 minute
4 readings•Total 35 minutes
- Course Syllabus•5 minutes
- How to Be Successful in This Course•10 minutes
- The Deliberately Developmental Organization - Andy Fleming•10 minutes
- Talent Management Systems•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Introduction to Learning and Development•50 minutes
- Introduction to Career Development•15 minutes
- Activity: Create a career plan•30 minutes
- Career Development Tools•25 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Meet and Greet•10 minutes
- An Organization Focused on Career Development•10 minutes
- Career Development•10 minutes
In the second week, you will learn about different learning models used in instructional design, including ADDIE, KSA, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and the Kirkpatrick Model, and how these apply to an organization’s training efforts. You will also discover different types of trainings that can be used and the best situations to use them. You’ll end the week by learning about adult learning and learning styles.
What's included
17 videos2 readings5 assignments3 discussion prompts
17 videos•Total 52 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Structure and Design of Learning•1 minute
- Instructional Design•2 minutes
- The ADDIE Learning Models•4 minutes
- The KSA Learning Model•2 minutes
- Bloom's Taxonomy•4 minutes
- Kirkpatrick Model for Training Evaluation•4 minutes
- On the Job Training•2 minutes
- Job Instruction Training•3 minutes
- Simulation Training•5 minutes
- Apprenticeship•4 minutes
- Job Rotation•3 minutes
- Internship•3 minutes
- Example: Training Types•5 minutes
- Adult Learning•2 minutes
- Learning Styles•4 minutes
- Example: Catering to Different Learning Styles•6 minutes
- Weekly Review: Structure and Design of Learning•1 minute
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
- Overview: Training Types•5 minutes
- Learning Structures•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Structure and Design of Learning•55 minutes
- Learning Models•15 minutes
- Activity: Suggest training types•30 minutes
- Types of Training•20 minutes
- Learning Styles•15 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Great training and development experiences•10 minutes
- Opportunities for Training•10 minutes
- Discussion: Learning Styles•10 minutes
This week is focused on different training delivery methods and how to evaluate the outcomes of these training to ensure their effectiveness. You’ll learn how to adjust the delivery of training and development based on the results of these evaluations.
What's included
17 videos4 readings5 assignments3 discussion prompts
17 videos•Total 54 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Implementation and Evaluation of Training and Development•1 minute
- On-the-Job Training•5 minutes
- Instructor-led vs. Self-paced Training•5 minutes
- In-house vs. External Training Services•3 minutes
- Evaluating Training Programs•2 minutes
- Experimental Design•3 minutes
- Kirkpatrick Model•3 minutes
- Pilots and After Action Review•3 minutes
- Example: Preparing to Evaluate Your Training Program•4 minutes
- Set SMART Goals•3 minutes
- Common Metrics in Training•3 minutes
- Training Cost per Employee•3 minutes
- Cost Benefit Analysis and Return on Investment•5 minutes
- Learner Engagement•3 minutes
- Training Experience Satisfaction•4 minutes
- Example: Evaluating Training Programs•5 minutes
- Weekly Review: Implementation and Evaluation of Training and Development Strategy•1 minute
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Learning Management Systems (LMS)•5 minutes
- Overview: Training Delivery Methods•5 minutes
- Overview: Kirkpatrick model•5 minutes
- Learning Metrics Overview•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 125 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Implementation and Evaluation of Training and Development Strategy•50 minutes
- Training Delivery Methods•15 minutes
- Evaluating Training Programs•15 minutes
- Activity: Prepare to Evaluate Your Training Program•30 minutes
- Learning Metrics•15 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
- Preferred Training Delivery Methods•10 minutes
- Evaluating Training Programs•10 minutes
- Evaluating Training Programs•10 minutes
This week you will learn about training compliance and the necessity of employees completing mandatory training. You will also apply all you have learned in this course by designing a training experience based on a real-world scenario.
What's included
5 videos4 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
5 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Weekly Introduction: Learning Delivery, Application, and Evaluation•1 minute
- Training and Compliance•2 minutes
- Monitoring Training•3 minutes
- Designing a Training Experience: Step-by-Step•3 minutes
- Congratulations!•1 minute
4 readings•Total 27 minutes
- Framework: Designing a Training Experience•7 minutes
- Key Terms•5 minutes
- What to Expect•5 minutes
- How to Add Your Info to LinkedIn•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 160 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Learning and Development Course Assessment•145 minutes
- Monitoring Training Programs•15 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Designing a Training Experience•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Discussion: Training and rewards•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Jan 24, 2025
Good course with fairly varied delivery methods. Assessments sometimes rely on actual words in the dialogue rather than the principles of the Key Learning Point. I would recommend.
Reviewed on Apr 18, 2024
I'm an university student. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the lecturers, HRCI and Coursera. This course is amazing.
Reviewed on Mar 10, 2025
Great material, I learn on my own pace but there are deadlines so it keeps me on track and motivated!
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