Training Plan
Developing a Training Plan for Submission
Analyze and Prioritize the Training Needed
The first step in developing your training plan is to clearly understand what your home and community care essential service needs, gaps and priorities are, and the areas that training can be a "potential solution" for closing gaps. Begin by reviewing key information and priorities you have previously identified:
- Read the list of "Most Critical Training Requirements" which were outlined in Handbook 1: Community Needs Assessment (Summary Report- Appendix G).
- Review the staff training needs that you listed in your Service Delivery Plan
If you have not used any of the templates provided in the Planning Resource Kit, then refer to your Community Needs Assessment Summary Report and the priority training needs that were identified.
Identify Who Will Receive Training
Below is a series of steps and activities to help you.
For each of the skills that you prioritized in the Community Needs Assessment Summary Report, follow the next series of steps to identify who will receive the training:
- First identify by type of worker(Refer to Appendix C, Handbook 3A, pg. 49 for type of service providers (worker) within a home and community care program.) the staff that could potentially develop these priority skills.
- Review competency profiles for these types of workers. (These can be developed, borrowed and/or adapted).
- Consider the following:
- costs (e.g. training, travel, program coverage, any required replacement costs);
- how available a specific category of staff are for hiring or training;
- legal liability issues;
- professional standards required for specific services and skills needed;
- potential risks to clients if training is not received;
- quality of service that each category of staff could provide if training was provided;
and
- the ongoing training that would be required to keep the staff qualified.
- Select the type of worker(s) that you decide will receive the training to develop the needed knowledge and skills required.
- Finally, list the type of worker(s) by the prioritized skill(s) to be developed.
Identify the Training Goals and Objectives
The goals and objectives in a training plan can help your staff, community and leadership understand and agree on what you expect from the training programs, courses or any on-the-job experiences you are going to select or provide. Some of the benefits of setting training goals and objectives are:
- Staff who will be taking part in the training will be able to learn more effectively when they understand and agree with the purpose of the training.
- Staff can see what progress they are making as they measure their own knowledge and skill development against the objectives set.
- College, technical institute, or university staff can understand what you expect as a result of the program and can ensure the design, training and the community practice experiences will build the knowledge and skills needed by your Home and Community Care Program.
- Inability to achieve the goals and objectives can help to indicate where modifications and adjustments to the training program are required.
Write the Training Plan Goal(s)
To develop the goals of a training plan, start by writing down the problem in services or gaps which you indicated training could provide a solution for program delivery (e.g. no certified Personal Care Workers/Home Health Aides in the community who have the level of knowledge and skills needed to provide
quality home and community care services according to standards of care).
- Write your training plan Goal. The goals are statements of what you are trying to accomplish. The following example of training plan goals can also be applied to other types of workers:
Example Goal
Training programs will support the knowledge and skill development of Personal Care Workers/Home Health Aides and will lead to certification.
Example Goal
Personal Care Workers/Home Health Aides will be provided with training to support the development of knowledge and skills needed to provide quality home and community care services to clients.
Example Goal
To have a sufficient number of certified Personal Care Workers/Home Health Aides to meet the service delivery needs.
Write the Objectives(s) for Each Training Program/Course Outlined in Your Training Plan
The statement of objectives for a training plan needs to describe the level of skill the staff are expected to develop. The objectives need to be achievable and measurable.
Staff should be able to refer to the training objectives, home and community care standards and understand what knowledge and skills the training is expected to help them learn or develop.
Training objectives can address knowledge or skills, separately or in combination and need to include key elements:
- Performance. Describes observable demonstration of a new skill, knowledge or attitude which can be measured.
- Condition. Indicates the conditions for the expected performance.
- Standard. Identifies the level of competence that the course is striving for.
Training objectives should therefore answer three questions:
- What should the staff be able to do?
- Under what conditions do the staff have to be able to do the skill?
- How well must it be able to be done?
An example of a training objective is:
- Performance - Personal Care Worker/Home Health Aide will be able to provide and assist clients with physical care (e.g. their bath).
- Condition - in the clients' home, using equipment and recommended body mechanics, as outlined in the policy and procedures manual (note page #).
- Standard - according to the practice standards for Personal Care Worker/Home Health Aide (add in explanation).
Communities can develop their own training objectives for each training program listed in the training plan, or can just submit the training objectives from the college, institute, or university program selected.
Use competency profiles to develop your training objectives.
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