• Management support for a company training initiative is one key to its success.

For a training and development program to be successful, it is critical for it to have company-wide support. When such an initiative is introduced, the reasons for implementing it should be clearly outlined to management.

The employees who need training should be identified, and a cost estimate and timeframe should be presented. Objectives and expected benefits should be in place before the program is implemented, and metrics that will help track its effectiveness should be developed. To generate management support:

• Outline the reasons for conducting training,
• Tie the reasons to corporate goals and initiatives,
• Explain training objectives and benefits,
• Present a training timeline and cost estimate, and
• Determine how the outcomes will be tracked.