This document outlines challenges and pitfalls in designing and implementing training programs. It discusses issues with needs analysis, audience understanding of training purpose, and training relevance. When designing programs, challenges include broad ranges of learner abilities, targeting performance levels, long design times vs need for just-in-time training, and information overload. Implementation challenges involve technical difficulties, participant inattention, difficult participants, short attention spans, resistance to change, and transferring learning to the workplace.

1. Module 9:
Challenges & Pitfalls
Challenges and Pitfalls in Designing and
Implementing Training Programs
1Course Title:Designing and Delivering Successful Training Programs

2. • Having access to the target audience for
proper needs analysis
• Getting the audience to understand the
purpose and usefulness of training
• Training is irrelevant to participants’ job
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Challenges and Pitfalls in DESIGNINGTraining

3. • Audience has broad range of learners
(e.g. some learn faster than others)
• Targeting low and high performers
• Training programs take long to design
but training should be “just-in-time”
• Don’t overload participants with
information – stick to the main message
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Challenges and Pitfalls in DESIGNINGTraining

4. • Test your material from participants in the target
audience
• Most training departments lack a strategic
vision, therefore it is hard for trainers to show
how their training program fits into the needs of
the company
• Designing challenging activities that will
stimulate participants’ thinking, creativity, and
innovation
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Challenges and Pitfalls in DESIGNINGTraining

5. • Participants not taking training seriously
• Getting the audience to understand the
purpose and usefulness of training
• Inadequate equipment: you request
equipment
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Challenges and Pitfalls in IMPLEMENTINGTraining

6. • Technical difficulties, such as the
computer does not read your PPT files or
you experience Internet connection
problems
• Participants do not pay attention/do not
care
• Difficult participants
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Challenges and Pitfalls in IMPLEMENTINGTraining

7. • Do not lecture all the time – promote
active participation constantly
• Short attention span problems
• Use of distracting audiovisuals
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Challenges and Pitfalls in IMPLEMENTINGTraining

8. • Challenging participants’ thinking
• Transferring knowledge and skills to
participants’ workplace
• Participants being resistant of change
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Challenges and Pitfalls in IMPLEMENTINGTraining