For some, the idea that a major corporation could do without it’s training department is unthinkable. But, there are clearly trends pointing to the disappearance (or at least the dramatic shrinkage), of the traditional corporate training team.
How will training be produced and delivered in the future? Most likely by small, specialized teams focused on business results. Teams will be project-driven, closer to the customer, and more focused on giving workers knowledge and skills while they’re working, rather than creating ways to take them out of their work to consume “training.”
I should acknowledge here that there will continue to be some corporate function responsible for performance improvement, but traditional training departments will – at minimum – continue to be downsized and further decentralized. In fact, for many training professionals who have been downsized or re-deployed recently, this entire blog post may sound like old news.
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