Trg Exe Course Dev Expanded Competency

Development Plan: Course Developing Competency Carsem Malaysia Sdn Bhd
HRD Training Executive

Course Developing Competency: Training Executive

Expanded Competency Checklist for Course Designers

Role: Course Designer
Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 1: Uses Performance Analysis
to Sort Training and Non-Training Issues
Conducts a performance analysis to identify which issues are training needs and which are
non-training needs. Recommends training solutions where appropriate.

Results or Output
Performance analysis report

Supporting Knowledge
* Understands informal and formal methodologies to conduct a performance analysis
* Understands what type of questions are appropriate
* Is aware of appropriate people to interview
* Understands survey techniques to collect and interpret statistically
significant data

Supporting Skills
* Uses informal and formal performance analysis tools appropriately
* Asks appropriate questions
* Distinguishes between training and non-training issues
* Makes recommendations for training issues
* Addreses non-training issues
* Ties training recommendations to business needs

Supporting Attitudes
* Is willing to have developed data determine the outcome and
recommendations
* Is interested in conserving resources for true training needs
* Is interested in the deeper or root causes of issues or problems

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Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 2: Uses Target Population
Analysis to Identify Critical Elements About the Intended Participants
Identifies information in six critical areas to make appropriate content and grouping
decisions.

Results or Output
Target population statement, recommendations

* Is aware of which people or employees constitute the target population
* Is aware of different types of information to seek about the target
population
* Understands the decisions that will be made based on the data
collected
* Understands what constitutes appropriate questions for a specific target population
* Understands survey techniques to collect and interpret statistically significant data

Supporting Skills
* Interviews a sufficient number of the target population to make appropriate
recommendations
* Collects information through surveys when appropriate
* Writes justifications for content selection and grouping decisions based on the data
and the business needs

* Is sensitive to the needs of the target population
* Avoids making the target population defensive and unwilling to answer questions



Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 3: Conducts a “Needs Versus
Wants” Analysis to Identify Common Needs of a Specific Target Population
Identifies a list of desired skills the target population may need or want and surveys the
population to identify common needs. Identifies which managers and subordinates of the
target population might be surveyed to gain additional perspectives of the target
population’s training needs.

Results or Output
Data summary, recommendations

* Is aware of whom to survey
* Is aware of which types of content topics to list in a survey
* Is aware of survey techniques to create valid recommendations

Supporting Skills
* Creates an appropriate survey that can be taken online or in hard copy
* Collects and synthesizes data
* Conducts a feedback meeting with the client sponsors and/or managers to help
interpret data
* Makes recommendations on which courses would be appropriate from the data and
based on business needs

* Is open-minded
* Is flexible in making interpretations from the data



Advanced Competency 4: Conducts a Job Analysis to Identify Critical Job
Success Elements
Analyzes job elements to identify critical tasks required to perform a job successfully.

Results or Output
Data summary, recommendations

* Is aware of job elements
* Understands what makes a task critical
* Understands hierarchies
* Understands interviewing and questioning skills

Supporting Skills
* Asks basic and follow-up questions of subject-matter experts to identify critical
tasks in a job
* Summarizes data
* Makes course content recommendations based on data and business needs

Supporting Attitude
* Is interested in creating a thorough and accurate report or job profile



Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 5: Conducts a Task Analysis to
Break a Task into Its Teachable Parts
Analyzes task elements to identify critical steps required to perform a task
successfully.

Results or Output
Task breakdown

* Is aware of job elements
* Understands what makes a task critical
* Understands hierarchies
* Understands interviewing and questioning skills
* Understands how to complete a task observation and documentation

Supporting Skills
* Lists the critical steps in performing a specific task
* Estimates the difficulty of doing the task by a typical performer
* Observes and interviews a master performer while he or she does the task
* Asks basic and follow-up questions of master performers to gain an understanding
of critical tasks
* Validates documentation by making a final observation

* Is interested in being accurate and complete in documentation



Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 6: Creates a Skill Hierarchy to
Identify Supporting Skills and Course Prerequisites
Arranges task steps in a sequential order. Places supporting skills under each step to show
the relationship of a skill to a task step. Identifies course prerequisites and areas for learning
objectives.

Results or Output
Skill hierarchy, course prerequisites

* Is aware of how to construct and read a skill hierarchy
* Is aware of factors to consider in recommending course prerequisites and areas for
developing learning objectives

Supporting Skills
* Arranges skills in an appropriate hierarchy for each step in a task
* Validates the hierarchy independently or as needed, with the help of a subject-
matter expert
* Identifies course prerequisites
* Identifies areas for developing learning objectives

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to balance interests of the target population and the client in determining
course prerequisites



Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 7: Writes Terminal and Enabling
Learning Objectives That Meet Four Criteria
Based on a task analysis and skills hierarchy, writes terminal and enabling objectives that
meet four criteria.

Results or Output
Terminal and enabling course objectives

* Understands the four criteria for writing learning objectives (written from the
learner’s point of view, specific observable behavior, condition, and level of
achievement)
* Is aware of the relationship between terminal and enabling objectives
* Is aware of the difference between learning objectives and job performance
objectives
* Understands how learning objectives are related to job objectives and business
needs

Supporting Skills
* Interprets task analysis and skill hierarchy data correctly
* Writes terminal and enabling learning objectives that meet four criteria

* Is determined and focused to write learning objectives, rather than job objectives



Advanced Needs Assessment Competency 8: Facilitates a Feedback
Meeting to Interpret Data
Conducts a feedback meeting with training program sponsors and supervisors (and perhaps
target population representatives) to interpret survey data and gain agreement on project
objectives.

Results or Output
Shared recommendations

* Is aware of how to conduct a feedback meeting
* Is aware of pre-survey opinions of training program sponsors and supervisors

Supporting Skills
* Analyzes data
* Encourages others to rationalize data interpretations
* Helps a group to reach consensus and support group recommendations
* Makes recommendations based on survey data and business needs

* Is willing to discuss alternative interpretations of data
* Is determined to encourage consensus decision making rather than forcing choices
on group members



Advanced Planning Competency 9: Identifies the Training Issue and How It
Relates to a Business Need
Organizational issues and business needs are explored, training issues extracted and
documented. A training plan is written that provides solutions to the
problems.

Results or Output
Training plan

* Is aware of business needs and their origins
* Is aware of the difference between issues, problems, and needs
* Is aware of the difference between symptoms and problems

Supporting Skills
* Creates a problem statement that is related to a business need
* Identifies a variety of solutions to the problem
* Only recommends a training solution when the problem can be appropriately
resolved by training
* Identifies non-training problems and recommends alternative solutions

* Is willing to raise and distinguish training needs from non-training issues



Advanced Planning Competency 10: States the Outcome, Results, and
Objectives of the Training
Given a training issue that is related to a business need, identifies the desired outcome or
results and the objective of the training to meet the business need.

Results or Output
Training plan

* Is aware of business needs and their origins
* Is aware of the desired results that could come from training solutions

Supporting Skills
* Uses specific, descriptive language to identify the desired outcome or results
* Writes objectives for training that will meet a business need

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to adapt a focus for a project beyond a training component



Advanced Planning Competency 11: States the Performance Deficiency and
Its Causes
Identifies the performance deficiency and its causes that are related to the business need and
the proposed training.

Results or Output
Performance deficiencies and causes

* Is aware of how the business works
* Understands what causes performance deficiencies
* Understands how to fix performance deficiencies

Supporting Skills
* Describes performance deficiencies in an objective manner
* Describes the various types of causes for performance deficiencies

* Is open-minded
* Is objective



Advanced Planning Competency 12: Identifies or Establishes Performance
Standards
Identify existing performance standards for tasks that are performed deficiently. Where no
standards exist, collaborates with subject-matter experts to establish performance standards.

Results or Output
Performance standards

* Is aware of existing performance standards
* Understands how to collaboratively establish performance standards

Supporting Skills
* Cites existing standards that are not being met by how the job is done currently
* If no standards exist, collaborates with subject-matter experts to establish
performance standards in an approved format

* Is flexible
* Is determined to develop a useful work product, given an approved format



Advanced Planning Competency 13: Identifies the Target Population
Based on prior analysis, identifies the target population for this training project.

Results or Output
Target population statement

* Is aware of which people/employees constitute the target population
* Is aware of different types of information to seek about the target
population
* Understands the decisions that will be made based on the data
collected
* Understands what constitutes appropriate questions for a specific target population

Supporting Skills
* Interviews a sufficient number of the target population to make appropriate
recommendations
* Collects information through surveys when appropriate
* Writes justifications for content selection and grouping decisions based on the data

* Is sensitive to the needs of the target population
* Avoids making the target population defensive and is willing to answer questions



Advanced Planning Competency 14: Establishes Criteria to Evaluate the
Training
Identifies and gains agreement from the target population’s manager for how the training
project will be evaluated and which of the four levels of evaluation are appropriate for this
project.

Results or Output
Evaluation tools

* Is aware of the four levels of evaluation

Supporting Skills
* Selects the appropriate levels of evaluation for this project

Supporting Attitude
* Flexibility



Advanced Planning Competency 15: Describes the Proposed Intervention
Describes the variety of activities in the appropriate sequence to address the need in the
training plan objectives.

Results or Output
Variety of activities and interventions, job aids

* Understands which types of activities are suited to specific objectives
* Understands the cause-and-effect relationship of sequencing project activities

Supporting Skills
* Lists the proposed activities (training, job aids, coaching, new policy, and so forth)
for the project
* Describes the rationale for the sequence of activities

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to provide enough detail to make the intervention
understood



Advanced Planning Competency 16: Estimates the Cost of the Training Plan
Lists the direct and indirect expenses to implement the training plan. Describes the cost of
current performance. Compares current performance cost with the estimated cost of doing
the training.

Results or Output
Feasibility cost estimate

* Understands cost estimation
* Understands methods of cost comparison

Supporting Skills
* Shows the cost of current performance, the cost of an implemented training plan,
and when to expect a return on the training investment
* Distinguishes between direct and indirect expenses

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to reveal true costs



Advanced Planning Competency 17: Builds a Partnership with Management
to Ensure Success of the Training Plan
Partners with supervisors, managers, and learners before, during, and after the proposed
training plan is carried out.

Results or Output
Partnership roles

* Is aware of appropriate partnership strategies for each phase of the project
* Understands the role of self and others in partnering on a training project

Supporting Skills
* Develops a partnership plan to gain the support of management and the target
population for the training project
* Produces information and materials to support the training project

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to go beyond the presentation of a training event to make a training
project successful



Advanced Planning Competency 18: Schedules Training
Proposes a training schedule to attract maximum attendance from the target population.
Resolves conflicts between the training schedule and the needs of the business.

Results or Output
Training schedule

* Understands how a training schedule can impact business needs
* Is aware of organization’s holidays
* Is aware of trainers’ expertise in recommending trainers to teach classes

Supporting Skills
* Sets an optimum schedule of training classes
* Resolves scheduling conflicts

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to negotiate with trainers, supervisors, and trainees to create an optimum
schedule



Advanced Development Competency 19: Creates a Broad Content Outline
Using content experts and resources, creates a content outline that will allow participants to
meet the course learning objectives.

Results or Output
Content outline

* Is aware of resources
* Knows how to research content topics

Supporting Skills
* Creates a broad content outline that contains enough detail to meet learning
objectives but not so vague that developing materials is difficult
* Filters content from various resources by focusing on learning objectives

Supporting Attitude
* Openness to new ideas and revisions of the content outline



Advanced Development Competency 20: Identifies Sources for Course
Content
Identifies a variety of internal and external resources to provide enough detail for course
content.

Results or Output
Resources

* Is aware of resources
* Knows how to research content topics

Supporting Skills
* Filters content from various resources by focusing on learning
objectives
* Assures consistency of content selected
* Sequences content logically to meet the needs of the target population

Supporting Attitude
* Is open to new ideas and revisions of the content outline



Advanced Development Competency 21: Selects Appropriate Methods
Based on whether a learning objective focuses on achieving improved knowledge, skills, or
attitudes, identifies appropriate training methods or combination of methods that will meet
the objective.

Results or Output
Methods based on knowledge, skill, or attitudinal objectives

* Is aware of a variety of training methods
* Understands what type of training methods are best used to reach a particular
learning objective

Supporting Skills
* Selects appropriate training methods that are related to the learning objective
* Avoids using training activities or methods merely for the sake of variety
* Selects a variety of training methods that appeal to different learning styles

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to try new methods to enhance learning



Advanced Development Competency 22: Sequences Training Methods
Given selected training methods, sequences the methods according to the type of learning
objective (knowledge or skill) and the experience, prior training, and motivation of the
learner.

Results or Output
Sequenced training methods

* Is aware of the impact of the target population’s experience, prior training, and
motivation on sequencing training methods
* Is aware of the impact of knowledge objectives or skills objectives in sequencing
training methods
* Is aware that a sequence of methods can be altered by an instructor, based on the
immediate learning needs of a specific group from the target population

Supporting Skills
* Sequences training methods to suit the target population’s experience, prior training,
and motivation
* Explains to the trainer the logic for the sequence of training methods and how to
make a transition from one training methods to the next

* Is willing to build sequencing options into a lesson plan
* Is willing to share the logic of the sequence with the trainer and the learner



Advanced Development Competency 23: Ensures a Variety of Pacing for
Training Methods
Assesses methods to ensure what the learner does change intensity at least every fifteen
minutes. Assures a variety of training methods are used throughout a course.

Results or Output
Pacing plan

* Understands an adult learner’s attention span
* Is aware of how to use a variety of training methods to improve
retention

Supporting Skills
* Limits the use of any training method to a maximum of fifteen-minute increments
* Inserts active training methods, such as small group discussions, demonstrations, or
simulations, once to twice per hour to prolong learner participation, learning, and
retention

* Is willing to alter the design of a training program to increase the level of learner
participation
* Uses techniques to involve the learners that help reach an objective, not just for the
sake of activity



Advanced Development Competency 24: Identifies How Much Practice Is
Required to Learn a New Skill
Assess the difficulty of doing a task once learned; assess the importance of doing a task in a
standardized manner; and assess the frequency with which the task will be done on the job.
Based on difficulty, importance, and frequency, use a decision tree to recommend whether a
task can be taught successfully through a demonstration, basic training, or advanced training
with multiple practice sessions and job aids.

Results or Output
Practice plan

* Understands the relationship of practicing a task during a training
program and how and when the task is used on the job
* Understands task difficulty from the subject-matter expert’s point of view
* Understands the need to do a task in a standardized manner
* Is aware of the frequency with which a task is done on the job

Supporting Skills
* Selects the appropriate amount of practice to successfully learn a new task
* Creates skill practice exercises so the learner successfully develops a skill to
complete the new task
* Creates job aids to reinforce tasks that require advanced training

Supporting Attitude
* Is accurate



Advanced Development Competency 25: Writes Training Activities
Creates a variety of training activities to meet specific learning objectives.

Results or Output
Written activities

* Is aware of which type of activity can best accomplish a learning
objective
* Is aware of different formats for learning activities
* Understands how different activities promote learner participation

Supporting Skills
* Identifies the best learning experience and crafts an appropriate activity that can best
accomplish a learning objective
* Creates learning activities such as lectures, skill practice exercises, discussions, case
studies, simulations, and games to meet the learning objectives
* Customizes learning activities developed by others to enhance learning activities
* Writes questions for the instructor to facilitate each learning activity and promote
discovery learning
* Develops handout materials
* Develops visual aids

* Shows enthusiasm for different types of learning activities
* Shows determination to completely develop instructions and transitions to facilitate
learning activities



Advanced Development Competency 26: Identifies the Appropriate Type of
Lesson Plan for a Specific Course
Given an assessment and three types of lesson plan formats, selects the appropriate type of
format for a specific course.

Results or Output
Template for lesson plan

* Is aware of different types of lesson plans
* Understands factors that influence selection of a specific lesson plan format

Supporting Skills
* Selects an appropriate lesson plan format

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to consider all the factors influencing decision making



Advanced Development Competency 27: Writes the Lesson Plan
Writes a lesson plan that includes necessary information for the successful presentation of a
course.

Results or Output
Lesson plan

* Understands all the parts required in a lesson plan
* Is aware of the training skills of the instructor for whom the lesson plan is written

Supporting Skills
* Writes a lesson plan with enough detail for the successful presentation of a course
* Writes supporting instructor notes where appropriate
* Writes information for the instructor to transition from one activity to the next
* Writes additional facilitator processing questions for each activity that will help the
instructor customize a presentation of the course for specific target populations

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to provide enough information to make the lesson plan complete and
useful



Advanced Development Competency 28: Conducts a Pilot Workshop and
Makes Appropriate Revisions
Partners with trainers to conduct a pilot workshop of a new course that includes
representatives from the target population, subject-matter experts, management, and other
course designers and trainers. Makes appropriate revisions based on feedback from pilot
participants.

Results or Output
Pilot workshop, course revisions

* Is aware of who should attend a pilot workshop for a new course
* Is aware of biases of each constituent group

Supporting Skills
* Invites representatives of different constituent groups
* Solicits feedback from pilot workshop participants
* Makes appropriate changes in course materials

* Is willing to hear all opinions
* Is willing to make needed revisions



Advanced Evaluation Competency 29: Designs a Reaction Sheet to Get
Feedback from Participants
Creates a reaction sheet to solicit appropriate feedback from course participants.

Results or Output
Reaction sheet

* Is aware of the types of feedback that are helpful to the course developer, instructor,
and management
* Is aware of how to construct feedback questions to avoid bias

Supporting Skills
* Writes appropriate questions that solicit information regarding the usefulness of the
content, effectiveness of the instructor, and demographic information
* Selects a variety of objective questions and short-answer narrative questions
* Uses a format that allows for easy summary of data into a trend analysis
* Creates an online version of the feedback form

Supporting Attitude
* Is willing to write a bias-free reaction sheet



Advanced Evaluation Competency 30: Writes a Test to Measure Learning
Based on the course learning objectives, writes valid and reliable objective and subjective
tests that measure learning and skill development.

Results or Output
Valid and reliable test

* Understands what constitutes a reliable and valid test
* Is aware of what type of questions are appropriate to measure knowledge and skills
* Understands how to write test questions that measure the learning objectives

Supporting Skills
* Selects course subject matter that is to be tested as part of the end-of-course
evaluation
* Writes appropriate test questions
* Assures the test is valid and reliable

* Is fair and impartial



Advanced Evaluation Competency 31: Creates a Skill Performance
Checklist to Measure the Transfer of Learning to the Workplace
Creates a skill performance checklist for use by a trainer at the end of the course to assess
skill development during training. A supervisor can use the checklist to measure whether
new skills learned in the course are being used on the job.

Results or Output
Skill performance checklist

* Understands how to write a skill performance checklist based on a learning
objective and task analysis
* Understands how to validate a skill performance checklist

Supporting Skills
* Creates a skill performance checklist
* Validates a skill performance checklist
* Uses a skill performance checklist to document skill development to meet personnel
and regulatory requirements

* Is fair
* Uses discipline to follow a process to properly document skill
development



Advanced Evaluation Competency 32: Creates a Return on Investment
Analysis to Identify Results
Measures the results of a training course by conducting a return on investment analysis.

Results or Output
Analysis

* Is aware of different types of analysis and data collection needed to demonstrate a
return on investment
* Understands analysis techniques

Supporting Skills
* Collects cost information
* Collects data that demonstrates a benefit was achieved from conducting a course
* Analyzes data
* Presents data in a convincing manner
* Responds to technical questions

Supporting Attitude
* Shows concern for accuracy


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