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Why Outsourcing Training helps you build High Performance Teams

Posted by: John Brownbill Posted Date: 05/11/2009

Continuing on the theme of why organisations should consider outsourcing training, my thought today is focused on organisations ‘sticking to their knitting’. Many HR organisations have highly effective back office staff i.e. administrators and co-ordinators but their focus is on running operations related to the company’s core business whether that is an airline, automotive manufacturer or retail giant.

The whole business of booking trainers, venues, ensuring that the right employees turn up to the right location and then keeping accurate management information becomes a distraction as it’s not what they are best at doing. It becomes a real drag on your organisation as people are diverted from their day job to ‘sort out’ training issues. Many of these are trivial but time consuming such as; the trainer has arrived at the wrong address, too many people have pitched up for a session, the tea has gone cold etc. By outsourcing these particular aspects of training management, you allow your teams to focus on what they do best and begin the high performance culture you as a manager / leader have been dreaming of.

That’s where we The Outsourced Training Company come in. Our day job is providing training administration and effective management information. By us rather than you doing it we can also save you more than 50% of your admin costs. Seems a ‘no brainer’ to me!

6 Key Questions to help you work out the Benefits of Outsourcing Training

Posted by: John Brownbill Posted Date: 15/10/2009

Continuing on the theme of why organisations should consider outsourcing training, my thought today is focused on getting decent management information out of your learning and development processes and systems. Can you answer the following questions?

  • Do you know what the training gap (i.e. the current skill / achievement level versus desired state as defined by your Training Needs Analysis) is at the individual, team and companywide state for your business?
  • If you know the answer can you determine the financial exposure / cost to fill the gap?
  • Do you know when time bound qualifications (e.g. regulatory requirements) are about to expire and can you schedule training without causing disruption? 
  • Can managers/HR easily access training records including hard copies of certificates and qualifications obtained from an employee’s previous employment and education?
  • Are delegates registering themselves on a training course without an identified need either because they fancy 5 days out of the workplace or have an eye on career development for the ‘next job’ outside of your organisation. You only get to find out after the event?
  • Are your courses running efficiently i.e. maximises class sizes , running in-house when the numbers make it effective and are you cancelling too many courses too late and incurring penalties.

If these questions have prompted concerns then it’s likely that your Training Management Information needs an overhaul, again we are happy to help!

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