Are we talking about what training goals SHOULD be (at least in our esteemed opinions!) or what they ARE.
I recently heard an HR type from my organization say that the purpose of a mandatory e-learning course on occupational health and safety was to allow the organization to demonstrate it had fulfilled its "due dilegence" in making sure we know the rules. Silly me, I thought it was so we would work more safely!

Perhaps we need a "Devil's Dictionary" of training, a la Ambrose Bierce.