Technology and Digital Tools: Educating employees on the latest retail technologies and digital tools used by AAFES, such as point-of-sale systems, inventory management software, and online retail platforms.

Signature Assignment: Create a Training & Development Program Step 1: Select an organization to feature. Step 2: Select a position in the organization. Step 3: Prepare a Training and Development Program. Include the following in your paper: • Needs Assessment • Training Program Design • Training & Development Plan • Training Evaluation Plan Signature Assignment (Part 1 ) Conduct a Needs Assessment • Begin by selecting an organization to feature in your paper. (e.g., Nike, Costco, Google) • Select a position within the organization to analyze. (e.g., Production Assistant, Sales Associate, Data Analyst) • Your paper will begin with a brief background of the organization, including its history, vision, mission, and values. • Your paper will proceed with conducting a needs assessment for a training program for the selected position. Conduct a Needs Assessment of the selected position. Begin by examining the specific short-term and long-term goals of the organization. Discuss your decision to allocate resources for training and developing employees in a particular position by utilizing the concepts in the text. Describe how the training and development align with the strategic plan of the organization. Signature Assignment (Part 2 ) Create a Training Program Design for the selected position utilizing the theories discussed in the text. The program design should encompass training sites, instructions (road maps, lessons plans) and how to connect with the trainees based on their generational differences, and program design elements. Discuss appropriate and effective design plans and your decision-making process for selecting particular types of delivery methods and instructions for the training and development program. Signature Assignment (Part 3) Create a Training and Development Plan for the chosen position, providing an analysis of each type of training selected, as outlined in the text: (e.g., OJT, mentor, online, etc.) and how the training method chosen aligns with the organizational needs. Discuss your justification for the chosen training and development programs. Finally, discuss your decision-making process for determining an effective training and development plan to align with the strategic plan of the organization. Signature Assignment (Part 4)Prepare a Training Evaluation Plan for the chosen position, discussing the importance of Training Evaluation and ongoing feedback for improvement, citing the concepts in the textbook. Explain how to effectively choose results to evaluate, along with specific evaluation metrics and applications. Analyze the importance of having proper evaluation standards in place to sustain and improve the quality and design of the program, including how the purpose of the training must match the evaluation process.Formatting • APA 7th edition format • Double space/ Times New Roman 12 font • Cover page and reference page Written Performance Standards Structure and Organization ▪ Clarity of Introduction ▪ Overview of Topic ▪ Quality of Writing ▪ Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, and Format Development of Main Points ▪ Clearly Describes + Emphasizes Key Ideas ▪ Illustrates Main Points with Examples ▪ Quality of Writing and Adequacy of Analysis Concluding Summary ▪ Summarizes Key Ideas ▪ Quality of Writing and Adequacy of Summation/Conclusion **While the Training and Development Program is divided into four specific parts as outlined above, your paper should flow from one section to the next in a seamless fashion, thereby providing the reader with a view of the entire HR process for developing and implementing a Training and Development Program. The printed version of the required textbook is Textbook: Noe, R.A., (2023). Employee training and development (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-1-264-08092-2, and the online version is ISBN 978-1-265-92580-2.Please include citations from the following if possible, as well as any additional sources used.