Remember that training to develop your team's skills doesn't happen overnight. As you have done in the previous steps, it takes careful planning and quite a lot of effort to plan, deliver and manage.

While some training sessions can be done in a few hours or a couple of days, it's important to continue putting in the effort to help your team practice their newly learnt skills. For example, an intense Microsoft Office session can be done in a few days. But all of that knowledge gained will have been for nothing if your employees don't retain them. These sessions can be overwhelming, so it's essential to manage information overload by helping your team gradually adapt these skills.

Set your training plans with 6 to 12 months in mind. In order to maximise benefit gained from training, remember these points:

• Consider your team's and your workload. Don't cram in several different training sessions into a small timeframe.
• Give time for your team to digest, discuss and practice the information.
• Plan with a project/training coordinator (and consider their workload).
• Keep it simple. Don't go overboard with budget or volume.
• Create a simple timeline or calendar to help your team members manage their workload.
• Book events or facilitators in advance to avoid last-minute bookings.