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What’s With the New Name?

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Wed Apr 01 2015

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Several recent trends affecting business have led many organizations to restructure the training and development function or department. Some have also re-organized the roles and responsibilities of staff involved in training-related initiatives.

Several recent trends affecting business have led many organizations to restructure the training and development function or department. Some have also re-organized the roles and responsibilities of staff involved in training-related initiatives.

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Examples of “new branding” include:

Examples of “new branding” include:

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    Training Project Management Office

    Training Project Management Office

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    Project Management Office

    Project Management Office

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    Project Office

    Project Office

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    Learning and Development

    Learning and Development

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    Learning and Performance Improvement

    Learning and Performance Improvement

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    Training and Development

    Training and Development

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    Talent Development

    Talent Development

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    Performance Consulting.

    Performance Consulting.

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Has your organization restructured its training department recently—say, in the last 5 years? Share your story, and the top winning submissions will each receive a free copy of my new book Templates for Managing Training Projects .

Has your organization restructured its training department recently—say, in the last 5 years? Share your story, and the top winning submissions will each receive a free copy of my new book Templates for Managing Training Projects.

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We have two questions we would like to ask.

 We have two questions we would like to ask.

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    Did you restructure the training function to take on projects outside of “traditional training programs? For example, did the training department take on such initiatives as change management, process improvement, or talent development? If yes (you did take on different training-related initiatives), can you briefly describe them?

    Did you restructure the training function to take on projects outside of “traditional training programs? For example, did the training department take on such initiatives as change management, process improvement, or talent development? If yes (you did take on different training-related initiatives), can you briefly describe them?

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    Are there any job titles used by your training department not included in the list below? What are the roles and responsibilities?

    Are there any job titles used by your training department not included in the list below? What are the roles and responsibilities? 

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    Animator

    Animator

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    Career Coach

    Career Coach

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    Chief Learning Officer

    Chief Learning Officer

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    Course Developer

    Course Developer

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    Curriculum Developer

    Curriculum Developer

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    Education Coordinator

    Education Coordinator

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    E-learning Developer

    E-learning Developer

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    Event and Meeting Planner

    Event and Meeting Planner

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    Facilitator

    Facilitator

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    Graphic Artist

    Graphic Artist

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    HR Business Partner

    HR Business Partner

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    Instructional Designer

    Instructional Designer

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    Learning Coach

    Learning Coach

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    Learning Management System Administrator

    Learning Management System Administrator

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    Learning Strategist

    Learning Strategist

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    Organizational Development

    Organizational Development

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    Organizational Effectiveness

    Organizational Effectiveness

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    Performance Consultant

    Performance Consultant

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    Presentation Specialist

    Presentation Specialist

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    Succession Planner

    Succession Planner

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    Talent Development Specialist

    Talent Development Specialist

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    Technical Writer

    Technical Writer

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    Trainer

    Trainer

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    Training Administrator—Data Entry

    Training Administrator—Data Entry

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    Training Analyst

    Training Analyst

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    Training Consultant

    Training Consultant

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    Training Coordinator

    Training Coordinator

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    Training Director

    Training Director

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    Training Event Coordinator

    Training Event Coordinator

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    Training Manager

    Training Manager

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    Training Officer

    Training Officer

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    Training Specialist

    Training Specialist

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    Video Producer

    Video Producer

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    Voice Talent—Narrator.

    Voice Talent—Narrator.

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Please submit your responses to me at [ [email protected] ](mailto: [email protected] ?subject=What's With the New Name) by May 17. I will announce the winner of Templates for Managing Training Projects with an update to this blog.

Please submit your responses to me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=What's With the New Name) by May 17. I will announce the winner of Templates for Managing Training Projects with an update to this blog. 

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Also, please join me at ATD 2015 International Conference & Expo May 17-20 in Orlando, Florida. I will facilitating the session “W118 - The Training Project Management Office,” which will focus on how to align the learning and development department of a training organization to support projects more effectively and efficiently.

Also, please join me at ATD 2015 International Conference & Expo May 17-20 in Orlando, Florida. I will facilitating the session “W118 - The Training Project Management Office,” which will focus on how to align the learning and development department of a training organization to support projects more effectively and efficiently.

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