The authors identify three specific steps,
which they feel must be implemented if a
training programme is to be successful. The
first of these is, predictably, the
identification of training needs. The second
step incorporates a more broad ranging
analysis and identification of the issues that
will affect the ability of the firm to exploit
new skills. The third step involves an
evaluation of the training intervention to
ensure that sufficient resources are applied
to implement and to integrate the training
programme. These latter two steps are
categorised under the heading of ``learning
transfer systems