I am curious to find out how other organizations with a technology training arm structure their departments.

Question:
Do you keep your IT training department separate from other training?

Choices:
Yes
No

 

Hi Anne,

We do and we don't! Me and one other person handle the IT organization. They have a need for business knowledge as well as IT knowledge, so we leverage resources and materials with the business trainers. Hope that helps!
Thanks!
Colleen

There is a clear trend to aggregate all training divisions under one umbrella because it is most efficient. As Colleen said, all staff share the need for some fundamental training, such as leadership development, team building, compliance & regulations, company products, personal development. When a company sets up diverse divisions, the tendency is to re-create much of the same material because of lack of communication among the groups, rivalry, etc. In my last company, all training was organized into one unit, and it worked beautifully. Within a matter of weeks, the Product Development and IT teams were coming to us to request that we create or obtain all forms of training for their teams.

Hope this helps, and best of luck!