Training and Development Consultancy
General
- Continuing Education
- 50 learners; teams of 5
- 30 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/1 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Small to medium enterprise
- Any industries
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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May 12, 2021Project Meeting Kick-Off
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July 5, 2021Draft Report Due
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December 6, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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May 12, 2021Project Meeting Kick-Off
Remote meeting between student teams (or designated student team leads) and organization to confirm project scope and discuss communication styles and important dates.
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July 5, 2021Draft Report Due
If desired by the industry partner, students will submit a status report to the organization that includes an outline of their deliverables, and identifies any gaps in research or data that need to be addressed before the project can be completed.
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December 6, 2021Experience end
Overview
- Details
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How long does it take your new employees to start adding value? How well are your current employees doing on the job? Can your organization do more to support the training & development of your employees? In this project, students in the McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education Human Resources Management program will provide actionable training & development recommendations, processes, or high-level design to enhance the performance of both new and experienced employees.
- Learner skills
- Training analysis, Human resource management, Training and development
- Deliverables
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The final project deliverables will include:
A written report with detailed recommendations and/or custom templates that can be used by your organization. Depending on the opportunity areas you’ve asked the students to address, this report can include:
- Completed employee life cycle journey map(s) with opportunities for improved training and development identified.
- 3-6 month plan for implementing a new training and development program.
- A strategy and templates which will enable you to conduct a training needs analysis.
- A high-level design of training material for new or existing employees.
Project Examples
Based on the information you provide, students will develop a training and development action plan, which can include ready to use templates, processes, strategy, and high-level training design that will support the training and development of your employees. Student teams will address any area of the organization that you believe will benefit most from improved training and development, and provide innovative solutions and support to reduce the time to value for employees taking on new tasks or domains, or existing employees who would benefit from new training initiatives.
Project Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Build a detailed employee life cycle journey map to identify gaps in training and development that can lead to improved performance of new and existing employees.
- Propose training and development solutions aligned with your organization’s competencies.
- Create a training plan for training new employees, which could include company on-boarding and skills required on-the-job.
- Create a training plan for training existing employees on new processes or procedures (i.e. security awareness, new products), or to support succession planning efforts in your organization.
- Create a needs analysis plan that you can take forward and implement (e.g. templates for surveys, questions, etc.).
- Create a high-level plan for Leadership Development, Career Development, Training for Diverse Employees (e.g. leadership development training, career development guide, mentorship or coaching program for women, minorities, etc.).
This list of project examples is by no means exhaustive. If you have another project idea that relates to employee training and development, please use Riipen’s in-app chat to contact the professor, who will work with you to determine if it’s a fit for this assignment.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).
Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.
Share feedback and recommendations on an as-needed basis determined by the instructor
There will be several student groups participating in the Ripen Assignment. To provide efficiency in the information sharing process and minimize the time commitment required by the organization, 2 - 3 web conferences may be scheduled in advance with the lead of the participating organization at the appropriate intervals.
Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student’s questions or provide additional information.