Atkins (1983; cited by Buckley and Caple 2000) said about two types of approaches to training. One is ‘systems’ and another is ‘systematic’. He explained that ‘systems’ approach is a view which accepts training as a sub-system of organizational system. Where ‘systematic’ approach is considered as sequential steps to perform all the activities to training. He suggested that systems approach is for organizational level and systematic approach is for training department.
Buckley and Caple (2000) suggested a model for systematic approach to training. Cole (1993) suggested ‘systematic training’ as a well-organized training approach. He suggested a cycle of events to illustrate ‘systematic training’. Again, Industrial Training Board, in 1960s, following the Industrial Training Act 1964 encouraged a systematic training model. All these three models are attached in appendix ( I ).
But King (1964) emphasized more on training organisation. He added to allocate responsibilities for training and to establish training department, if necessary, for systematic way of training. Even he suggested selecting and training the trainer for success.
There were some authors who did not support systematic training approach as the ideal one for training programme. The outcomes from this process were not desirable sometimes. It is considered as highly structured and rigid approach. Its result is pre-assumed; but needs to be specified before (Pinnington and Edwards 2000). This is not realistic all the time. Sometimes employees are trained from experience transfer; which may be a practical approach to follow. Sometimes it may not be possible for a company to follow the systematic approach for different other reasons.
Though systematic approach has some criticisms against it, but it is been suggested by most of the authors. Some authors included some elements in the systematic approach to training and avoided by others; like Training Policy, Training Department etc. And even, some split some elements which are suggested by others; like Training Needs Analysis. Over all, they suggested some basic elements which can be restructured in the following model.
Figure (2.1): Systematic Training Cycle
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