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Step 2 
Set goals 
to cover performance in the existing job, future changes in the current role, 
moving elsewhere in the organisation, developing specialist expertise. Such goals should 
have the characteristic of SMART objectives (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant 
and time-bounded). 
Step 3 
Draw up an action plan
to achieve the goals, including: 

The 
objective 

Methods you will use to develop the identified skills (including learning 
experiences, opportunities to try and practise new behaviour, and so on) 

Timescales for review of progress 

Methods of monitoring and reviewing progress and achievement of the objective 
 
4
Training methods 
 
There are a variety of 
training methods
. These include: 

Off the job education and training 

On the job training 
4.1 Off the job training 
Off the job training
minimises risk but does not always support transfer of learning to the job. 
Off the job training is formal training conducted outside the context of the job itself in special training 
rooms or off-site facilities. 
(a) 
Courses
may be run by the organisation's training department or may be provided by external 
suppliers. These may be: 
(i) 
Day release
: the employee works in the organisation and on one day per week attends a 
local college or training centre for theoretical learning 
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(ii) 
Distance learning
, 
evening classes and correspondence courses
, which make demands 
on the individual's time outside work 
(iii)