Training guidelines to facilitate flexible learning to address changes in the workplace

To be successful, organisations should have a proper training plan. This plan is essential to achieve long term effectiveness. However, as the modern 'flexible' learning is dependent on information technology (IT), key software processes within the organisation should be identified and organised as an integral component of the training plan or programs. If this is not done, then there is a potential that the training objectives will not be met fully.

This paper discusses salient elements of such a training plan for a software organisation. The paper discusses strategies and provides guidelines to realise an organisation training plan to facilitate 'flexible' learning.