This element of course assessment accounts for 20% of your final mark. The key assessment criteria for this individual assignment are the course learning outcomes (K1,K2,K3 & S1). A reflection on your own learning from the course, embedding it into the assignment, and ability to link it with the course learning outcomes constitute a key element of your assignment evaluation and marking.
In this assignment, you are required to select a small business with which you are familiar with in the UAE market. Suppose that you have been hired as a training specialist for that business to provide a consultation on training. Answer the following questions:
1. Follow the Strategic Training and Development Process (Chapter 2) in providing consultation about training to your small business.
2. Discuss the forces that affect training and development in your small business? How can you help your small business deal with these forces? Please give rational
3. Design and develop a relevant training program for your small business
4. What strategic training and development initiatives do you think are more important for your small business? Explain your answer
General Guidelines
• This is your individual assignment for this course. This assignment will carry 20% toward your final mark
• Marks will be awarded for critical thinking and originality of thoughts linking theoretical concepts of training and development you learnt in the course.
• Be typed and double-spaced; and must be a MS Word document. The document should have 1-inch margins and should not include any extra space between paragraphs,
• Pay a particular attention to citation and referencing (using the Harvard style of citation and referencing). No other referencing style will be accepted.
• Do NOT copy and paste from other sources, it will not earn you any credits.
• Maximum word length including cover page, references, annex and other information is 1500 words.
• This individual assignment will be available from 26 Jan 2020, and you will be required to upload your response on VLE
• Any submission will be considered as a final submission (no drafts are accepted).