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Salvaging Training in a Tight Budget Environment
by Linda Peterson, Graduate School USA
Federal agencies are facing a number of challenges in the coming years. Budget cuts, downsizing, and high turnover due to retirement are all challenges in and of themselves, but they also lead to a loss of critical knowledge and skills, essential for continuing to achieve effective mission accomplishment. We all recognize that training in some form is the best solution for building, growing, and refreshing knowledge and skills. However, the absence of training as a concrete part of strategic planning, and a lack of clarity over the tangible return on investment for training and development efforts, often prevents agencies from recognizing training as a top prerogative. Thus, as funding is reduced, training budgets are typically among the first to be cut. And often it’s the non-technical training that goes first.
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