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Activity 3: Sustain, Design, and Promote PD Practices
Your Training Development Group (TDG) now turns its attention to hammering out the details of the new Professional Development (PD) program for your organization, starting with the Sustain, Design, and Promote practices. As your group gets to work, help them avoid common mistakes and keep in mind key strategies and tips for success.
- Which element is most important for sustaining your PD infrastructure?
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It is not critical for all employees in an organization to understand the PD practices.
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Alignment with your organization’s strategic plan is an important element for sustaining your PD infrastructure.
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Only qualified individuals with the appropriate knowledge and skills should be considered to serve as a trainer or facilitator.
- Which of the following should your group make sure it has in place to create a sustainable PD infrastructure?
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This is not a key strategy for sustaining a PD program.
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This is not a key strategy for sustaining a PD program.
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It is important to have a process in place that ensures the use of qualified providers in order to create a sustainable PD infrastructure.
- Which of the following is a common mistake made during the PD design phase?
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It is beneficial to have SMART objectives, which are specific.
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Having too many objectives is a common mistake.
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It is beneficial to have SMART objectives, which are time-based.
- Which of the following statements reflects a key PD promotion strategy?
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Using an audience profile to frame your messages will help your promotion efforts.
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It is more important that your key messages be based on goals and SMART objectives specific to your program.
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It is more important that you collect feedback from the employee target audience directly.
- Which of the following is a strategy your group should use to draw audiences to your PD offerings?
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A standard template and logo for your PD program will help employees recognize your communications.
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Building partnerships with other organizations that can lend complementary expertise is an effective way to promote your PD offerings.
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Utilizing multiple advertising channels is an effective strategy for promoting your event and drawing audiences to your PD offerings.
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