A training and development plan puts together your resources and learning programs together like a puzzle board. Training and development plans for employees in your organization are critical to strategic success beyond the growth of team members.

Yet most of them miss a few things that bring results. Sometimes, it’s misalignment and other times, the trainer is boring. As a result, we get to the notion that there’s not much to be achieved by investing in L&D.

But is that true? We know that it’s not.

What should a training and development program include?

• Alignment with your company’s business goals and context.
• Matching the skill development needs and plans of individual team members.
• Focusing on building the right skills for the right people at the right time.
• Adopting a mix of training and development methods.
• Keeping up with applications of new advancements like AI.

And so on. Without this synergy between the leaders who develop, the stakeholders who flag off programs, and the participants who ultimately practice, most training and development projects are fated for failure.

How do we build successful training and development plans?

Well! Let’s just reverse the script. You need to begin by understanding the many roots of training needs. It could be a new hire or a new skill emerging in the market, and in both cases, your actions need to be different. 

The secret to understanding this lies in asking rather than assuming. That’s why we have included a set of questions in Risely’s free training and development plan template, which offers you feedback consistently.

But that’s just step one. Building effective training and development projects in your workplaces requires more. Unlock all the insights in Risely’s free downloadable template for employee training and development plans, and start today, make the impact of L&D loud and clear.