Strengths And Weaknesses Of A Training Session

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This reflective essay will looking at analysis skills in relation, to the evaluation of the training session. This essay will also compare the training needs analysis results, evaluation results and from my own observation and reflection. It will also identify the strengths and weaknesses of the training session. Some of the strengths are: engaged and activities which was presented. Whilst, the weakness are: time management and cohesiveness. Furthermore, this training session will also provide recommendations for future training sessions.

The training program was based around the concept of conflict management. The session was based on the results of the training needs analysis. Training needs analysis collects data and therefore, develop …show more content…

Research has shown, emphasis on feedback of the training session shows how the other students response through their language within the session create a bonds with other students (Rao, 2013). The strengths of the training session included, that everyone seemed to be engaged throughout the session. Everyone participated through the breakout rooms when activities were done thus, it could have been seen that everyone enjoyed the training session. Through participating in this training session it showed that the audience members seemed to liked the training session. The concepts and theories which was discussed within the training session provided insight towards what conflict management is all about. Nevertheless, it would have provided some information to the audience about the different types of conflict there are and ways which employees and can overcome …show more content…

Throughout, our training session it could have been based around more of getting the concepts rather than actually presenting the training session to the audience. As, the training session consequently was made particularly comprised on my concepts and theories to actually teach the audience what the subject was on. Research have shown, that a pragmatic way to make training session to be more educational would be to include role plays, case studies and real-life examples (Beuder,

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