Designing and Delivering
Training is the ideal text for students of the CIPD PDS module in Designing and Delivering
Training and anyone taking a training module or seeking an overview of the subject.
The book focuses on the
blend between theory and practice. It is not a 'how-to' set of checklists for operational
practitioners, nor an academic review of the literature for strategic managers. Instead,
each chapter specifically combines the relevant thinking with appropriate real-life
evidence, through the use of pedagogical features.
The text is accessible,
readable and comprehensive.
It is enhanced with features
including:
• short, relevant
scenarios / examples / illustrations
• comprehensive references
to the latest literature
• chapter headings and
sub-headings aligned to the structure of the Professional Standard
• thorough and
comprehensive contents pages and indexing
• a glossary of training
terms.
"an excellent and
highly readable book which challenges many of the more traditional views on training and
will be of value to both the student, the existing practitioner and those entering the
profession'. -James Cheetham, Aberdeen Business School
'the text is reader friendly
and easy to use. The chapters have good student support features...The author has written
the text with the new CIPD Professional Standards in mind. Currently there are no texts
that address the new Standards specifically.' -Janet Firth, Wolverhampton Business School
"I found much useful
content in the chapters. I like the practical examples and the range of models and tools
upon which to draw. The balance of the subjects covered in the text is appropriate.' -
Steve Shelley, University of Hertfordshire Business School
David Simmonds is a Senior
Lecturer in Training and Development at the University of Westminster. He has over 25
years' experience in training and development.
226 pages