The quality of planning will be instrumental to the ultimate success of any training or development programme. This book looks in detail at the entire planning process, aiming to enable the trainer to devise a professional training development programme by: identifying and analyzing training needs; designing and planning a programme to meet them; designing and planning the individual sessions within it; and evaluating process, at the start, during, and at the end of the programme. Included are the considerations a trainer needs to be aware of, ranging from skills assessments and learning styles, to relative benefits of on the job and off the job training and the value of different types of training formats.