Web Based Employee Learning and Development

Training and Development (T&D) is also known as Employee Learning Development (ELD) is a part from Human Resource Information System. ELD systems have various kinds of functions such as planning and monitoring the employee training, career development and the employee’s performance and to analyze the employee career development. ELD systems also help the organization by recommending a training programs and periodic performance appraisal. It also will enhance the present program that is already succeeded.

            To develop and correct an employee’s performance and the organization itself are the purpose of Employee Learning and Development (ELD). The training programs are important in order to facilitate the employees to increase their knowledge, skill and attitude (SKA) towards their present job. On the other hand, all the development programs are the programs that were conducted in order to preparing the employees with their future work or task. ELD has to ensure the employees can keep on competitiveness and will perform well in their job. Besides that, it will also assist the employee to manage their stress due to the excess of work.

            There are five components of ELD systems, they are employee personal information, performance before training, training course, training transfer, and program evaluation. Plus, ELD systems have various types of functions. Employee information system has it function to allow every employee in the organization can have an access to the training and development that related to them. Besides that, performance before training will explain about the level of performance by each employee before attending the training program. The training course that includes the details of the training program will be implemented to employees who have been identified such as module, training methods, length of time and others. The employee continuous application of KSA required and appropriate during the training exercise into the organization are the functions of transfer of training. The program evaluations are the collective evaluations that have the quantitative in nature. Learning that explained quantitative and qualitative assessment of learner’s post-training to evaluate whether transfer of training will be occurred.

            The ELD system has five steps of application, the first one is to record all the information that related with rationale of training management, next is to rerecording, storing and analyze Human Resource’s information that related to training, and to fulfil the new position and promotion in an organization. Besides that, the employee can see their performance before training and the employee will know about what are the courses that will be conducted by the organization.

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Reference:

•          Dr. Nur Naha Abu Mansor, Web-Based Technology And Employee Learning and Development (ELD) : http://powerpoint.office.live.com/p/PowerPointView.aspx?FBsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdownload%2Ffile_preview.php%3Fid%3D367872819967834%26metadata&access_token=100000183094882%3AAVKK2rZzr81BjPwKhLghfIItDxH2i7yVNPR4RyVd4dQgAA&title=WEEK_9_-_Employee_Learning_and_Development.ppt (Retrieved on 30th November 2012)