Selection for training: The forgotten employment decision?

Abstract

The process organizations use to select employees into training initiatives is an employment decision subject to legal guidelines and regulations. Employees given the opportunity to attend training events are at an advantage for achieving greater levels of positive career outcomes relative to employees not selected for entry into training programs. The prevalence of legal cases that have examined inequities in access to training has demonstrated the need for organizations to carefully consider the selection criteria and context of training selection decisions. This chapter proposes the Radford Multilevel Training Opportunity Decision Making (TODM) model as a conceptual framework for identifying the antecedents, moderators, and outcomes of training selection decisions in organizations. Future research can expand upon this framework by exploring the empirical proposed linkages in the TODM model.