SYNERGIZING HR AND TRAINING

Recent research forecasts an ongoing convergence of training and human resources operations, all coalescing into a broader talent management function. It’s integration; it’s a holistic approach; it’s synergy.

ASTD and Brandon Hall Research recently conducted an online poll toexamine the relationship between the training and HR departments in today’s business world. Of the 340 respondents, 52 percent work for organizations where training is governed by HR, while 25 percent are in separate but equal departments.

For those supporting the move to broader people management, the news was good. Sixty percent of respondents believe training and HR operations are converging in their organizations with 90 percent predicting that trend will continue.

The survey also finds that many common talent management functions are owned by either the HR or training departments, or they are currently shared, but it also finds that some are managed differently, including at the department level by individual managers.