Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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given to employees away from their
place of work (such as at a college or
school)
Training, Enterprise and
Education Directorate /treInIŋ
entəpraIz ənd edjυkeIʃ(ə)n
daIrekt(ə)rət/ a British government
organisation which is responsible for
training schemes for workers
training centre /treInIŋ sentə/
noun a government-run organisation
which trains adults in job skills Several
of our workers are at a training
centre to learn how to operate the new
machinery.
training college /treInIŋ kɒlIdʒ/
noun a college which provides training
for particular professions She did a
six-month computing course at a training
college.
training credit scheme /treInIŋ
kredIt skim/ noun a scheme by which
young people get vouchers to pay for
training
training group /treInIŋ ɡrup/
noun a group of usually seven to twelve
people who meet regularly over a period
of about two weeks for sensitivity
training
training levy /treInIŋ levi/ noun a
tax to be paid by companies to fund the
government’s training schemes
training needs /treInIŋ nidz/ plural
noun the amount or type of training
that needs to be given to the employees
of an organisation in order to make up
for a shortage of skills or abilities that is
preventing the organisation from fulfilling
its aims and operating effectively
training needs analysis /treInIŋ
nidz ənləsIs/ noun analysis designed
to identify the training needs of a
department or organisation, or of particular
employees. Abbr TNA
training officer /treInIŋ ɒfIsə/
noun a person who deals with the training
of staff in a company
training session /treInIŋ seʃ(ə)n/
noun a meeting where staff are trained
transactional analysis /trn-
zkʃ(ə)nəl ənləsIs/ noun a method
of developing new attitudes and behaviour
with reference to certain unconscious
rules adopted by people while
communicating with others
Transactional analysis sessions have
helped many of our managers deal more
effectively with subordinates.
transfer noun /trnsf/ an act of
moving an employee to another job in
the same organisation She applied for
a transfer to our branch in Scotland
verb /trnsf/ 1. to move someone or
something to a new place The accountant
was transferred to our Scottish
branch. He transferred his shares to a
family trust. She transferred her
money to a deposit account. 2. to move
an employee to another job in the same
organisation
transfer of training /trnsf əv
treInIŋ/ noun the use of skills learned
during a training course in a person’s
actual workplace to improve the way
they do a job
transferred charge call /trns-
fd tʃɑdʒ kɔl/ noun a phone call
where the person receiving the call
agrees to pay for it
transitional unemployment
/trnzIʃ(ə)nəl nImplɔImənt/ noun
a period where someone is out of work
for a short time between two jobs
trashcan hypothesis /trʃkn
haIpɒθəsIs/ noun US a tendency to
assign any miscellaneous job to the
human resources department (informal.)
travel /trv(ə)l/ noun the moving of
people from one place to another or
from one country to another Overseas
travel is a very important part of the job.
travel agency /trv(ə)l eIdʒənsi/
noun an office which arranges travel for
customers
travel expenses /trv(ə)l Ik-
spensIz/ plural noun money spent on
travelling and hotels for business
purposes
trial noun /traIəl/ 1. a court case to
judge a person accused of a crime He
is on trial or is standing trial for embezzlement.
2. a test to see if something is
good on trial in the process of being
tested The product is on trial in our
laboratories. to take someone on a
trial basis to take on a new member of