Government as a labour market partner will benefit greatly from providing an expected standard for any training they purchase. Government staff and consultants can use the standards for purchasing training as both a job aid and as a way to evaluate spending. The process also helps to develop key linkages and partnerships to support ongoing forecasting and industry training development. Government will also be able to replicate the following process to other industries and begin to supply a basic entry-level credential.
Step1: Clarify the purpose of training to select standards.
Step 2: Identify acceptable evidence of standards.
Step 3: Agree on a rating system.
Step 4: Review independently and confer together.
Finally, responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP) which now demands adherence to a newly used standard may require some facilitation to ensure that the new RFP process is fair. All of the potential training organizations need to be notified and given time to respond to the call. There could be information packages developed, orientation sessions given and eventually interviews conducted to ensure that the training organization understands and responds to the expected standards in their response.
The standards need to be focused by a training purpose statement which sets the limits to which they are used. As a management or human resource development strategy, training can serve many purposes such as: