The Training and Development Audit

This self-assessment audit sets out to answer questions like these for your organisation's T&D function:

* Does the T&D process meet current business needs and deliver the company's vision/goals?
* Does the T&D function set clear performance improvement goals and measure its results?
* How well is T&D managed and run?
* How is the T&D process perceived by the rest of the organisation?
* Is the T&D process cost-effective?
* Do T&D plans and policies respond quickly and effectively to changing business needs?

Run correctly, the audit will:

* Ensure that all T&D activities have maximum impact on individual, team and company performance.
* Integrate the T&D function more closely into the rest of the organisation.
* Enable the T&D function to measure and monitor performance improvement more effectively.
* Give senior management a clear measure of the cost-effectiveness of resources it allocates to T&D.