Training and Development Plan

Training and Development Plan

Maria Correia Lange, Terry Billow, Marco Mendoza & Michael Grant II

MGT/431 Human Resources Management
Dr. Penny Wilkins

March 15, 2010

Organizations big or small have a leader who helps create a vision and carry out the company goals. Leaders have the ability to simply influence others. “They are the painters of the vision, architects of the journey.” ((Bateman & Snell, 2009) they are the creators of mental images for the future. They set the standards of excellence and clear choices of possible values and inspire pride.

Introduction

SMC is a manufacturing company that specializes in ergonomic office equipment. SMC is located in a small town in the Midwest with a population of 30,000 people. Although currently faced with unemployment rates of 2.2%, along with other local companies experiencing recent activity in labor organizing. SMC is determined and committed to staying local. SMC has a CEO, five directors and a female supervisor in customer service with a minimum education of a high school diploma. Without a formal development plan the increase in business will likely fail. Team Creatives Management Group is the outside contracting firm that will be responsible for evaluating SMC and design a formal training and development plan to help this company succeed. Included in the development plan will be an instructional design, a development and implementation plan, evaluation and lastly, reinforcement and sustainability. The plan will also include details on the responsible person or persons designated in each department to conduct and facilitate the training as well as evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of the training.

SMC, a manufacturing company that specializes in ergonomic office equipment employs employee’s that make-up 90% of the racial demographics of whites and 40% make