Training Categories - Naming Conventions

What about 'Critical training'

and

'Optional development training'

I would suggest that the training requirements, frequency and expirations are usually indicated in the LMS matrix of your learners, not in the naming protocol of the training itself. If there is no LMS then perhaps a simple table or spreadsheet indicating requirements etc. can be used. I have been using training module names which describe the material, not the audience.

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Thank you, John! 

Thank you, Philip! Would mandatory/optional be one of the categories as part of the table? We're trying to move away from the "mandatory/optional" language while still conveying the same concepts.. 

Thanks for sharing your suggestions, Philip! I also wanted to point out that when you respond directly from your email, your signature is appended to the message. You may want to pop in there and edit out any personal information you don't want to share with the community.

Thanks Sarah, from what I am seeing that information is just company phone, mailing etc...

I work for a large health care organization, and naming conventions and organizing courses are based on the organization-wide or department specific, then under those by type of requirement, then under those by department.

Additionally, we identify courses for new hires separately, and recurring courses within departments in their own category. The reasons for that is that assignments of those courses are centrally managed.

I'm glad that you are looking for a way of organizing courses, as they can get quite messy if there isn't a naming convention to identify them. However, in my experience, that is not a one-time deal. It evolves and grows as training and organizations change. My suggestions:

• Don't overcomplicate it - it should be a naming convention and organization that makes it easy to follow and maintain.
• Use mnemonic names - use names that are intuitive and easy to identify (sometimes people include easily identifiable information, such as dates, department, etc.)
• Make it easily expandable and updatable - always think that changes will happen in the future, and that there will be changes in how we organize and name courses.
• Make sure that all the parties involved are aware and follow the conventions and the established organizations. Enforce the established conventions.

I hope that helps.