The document discusses the concept of training as an open system, emphasizing its interaction with the environment and distinct inputs, processes, and outputs. It defines training, development, and education in relation to skills, attitudes, and job performance, highlighting their systematic nature. Additionally, it asserts that training is a subsystem within the broader human resource framework of an organization.

1. Training as an open system

2. Prepared By
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Manu Melwin Joy
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Ilahia School of Management Studies
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3. • A business must interact with
its environment and thus it is
an open system.
• Open systems have dynamic
relationship with their
environment, but closed
system do not interact with
their environment.
• Inputs from the environment
keeps the system active. The
environmental inputs are
transformed into outputs by
the system’s processes.
Training as an open system

4. Input Process Output
Open System
System’s External Environment
Training as an open system

5. Training is a subsystem within the larger Human Resource Unit, which is itself
a subsystem of the company.
Input Process Output
Training’s Organizational Environment
Mission Strategy Structure Policies Procedures
Finance Resources People Products Technology
Training Subsystem
Org Needs
Employee Needs
Budget
Equipment
Staff
Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Knowledge
Skill
Attitude
Motivation
Job Performance

6. Training, Development and Education
• Training is a systematic
process of providing an
opportunity to learn KSAs
for current or future job.
• Development refers to
the learning of KSAs.
• Education focuses on
more general KSAs
related, but not
specifically tailored, to a
person’s career or job.

7. Training, Development and Education
• Training is concerned with the
teaching of specific, factual,
narrow - scoped subject matter
and skills.
• Development is concerned with
a broader subject matter
of a conceptual or theoretical
nature and the development
of personal attitudes.
• Education, primarily, involves the
presentation of material by the
faculty to students who are
learning about the subject
matter. Those activities known
as teaching and training are
included in this category.