TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Employee Training and Development in HRM is defined as a system used by an organization to improve the skills and performance of the employees. An effective training & development initiative based on training needs analysis helps the company to enhance the skills of working manpower and improve productivity.

Furthermore Training and development refers to educational activities within a company created to enhance the knowledge and skills of employees while providing information and instruction on how to better perform specific tasks.

Training is a short-term reactive process meant for operatives and process while development is designed continuous pro-active process meant for executives. In training employees' aim is to develop additional skills and in development, it is to develop a total personality.

In training, the initiative is taken by the management with the objective of meeting the present need of an employee. In development, initiative is taken by the individual with the objective to meet the future need of an employee.

 




 

Purpose of Training and Development in Organizations

Lowers Attrition

Training is one of the best ways to value your employees. It shows them that you are as invested in their wellbeing and growth as they are in your growth as a company. Employees who are looked after will never want to look elsewhere.

Prepares for upcoming challenges

Training can be a pre-emptive step to train employees for expected/unexpected changes in the industry. In times like ours when trends change constantly under the influence of online evolution, keeping our teams prepared just makes good sense.

Fosters Leadership

There is no better way to create future leaders than to train the best bunch. This will also lead to a clear career path for employees preventing attrition and dissatisfaction.

Growth of the company

Any company dedicated to training its workforce will only prosper and move forward. The employees are a major part of a company's assets and taking care of them will mean taking care of the organization.

 

Steps for Training and Development processes



Determine the need of training and development for individuals or teams

First of all the need has to be seen for training and development. It has to align with the company's goals and objectives. If a company is trying to start a new department or strengthen existing sales team in new products, then an appropriate training is needed.

Establish specific objectives & goals which need to be achieved

The goals and objectives of the training and development have to be established. Whether the goal is awareness about new products or even installation is required to be learnt.

Select the methods of training

Next, methods have to be defined. The training can be done as a

a. Classroom Training

b. Online Self-paced courses

c. Course with certification

d. Instructor led online training

Conduct and implement the programs for employees

After the plan and methods are finalized, the training and development programs have to be executed where courses, instructions are taught to the employees, partners or vendors

 

Evaluate the output and performance post the training and development sessions

Training and Development is incomplete without proper monitoring. Monitoring can be done through evaluation of the instructor as well as attendees. Instructor evaluation can be done through feedback or ratings but attendees can be evaluated through internal or external certifications or scores

Keep monitoring and evaluating the performances and again see if more training is required

Based on the evaluation results in the previous step, management needs to ascertain that if the training and development program was sufficient for now or more training and enablement would be required. Also, if future trainings are to be planned.

 



Types of Training and Development

1. Technical training is a form of instruction that teaches new employees about the technology components of their jobs.

2.    Quality training is the process of familiarizing personnel with the methods for preventing, identifying, and removing non-quality goods in a manufacturing environment

3.    Skill Training is the next type of training, which involves developing the ability to execute the job

4.    Soft skills training is another form of training  requires to improving the employee’s soft skills that are personality traits, social graces, communication skills, and personal routines that are used to define interpersonal interactions.

5.    Professional training is the sort of professional education necessary to stay in one’s line work.

 

Benefits of Training and Development


Increasing Employee Retention

Training Future Leaders

Empowering Employees

Bolstering Workplace Engagement

Fostering Workplace Camaraderie

 

 Training and development is considered as a strategy for growth in every organization. It is adopted by the organization to fill the gap between skills and future opportunities. These training programs definitely enhance skills, improve efficiency, and productivity and growth opportunities for employees. Skills, knowledge and attitudes are the basics for efficient running of a business through the human resources of an organization. But, the impact of these basics is often reduced by lack of effective training program. Investment in employees’ development means increasing the value of the organization human resources. By improving the capabilities of employees, organizational capabilities can also be improved. In result, the structure of organization become flatter, in which there will be fewer levels between the top and the bottom employees. Many organizations provide coaching to their high-potential employees to develop their skills in creativity, thinking, innovation, vision, motivating others and brainstorming. Rather than putting the employees into management and expecting that they will develop their knowledge and skills on their own, organizations can systematically develop their skills through combination of training and development programs. To get better results from training programs, executives must focus on what happens in the workplace before and after employees go to class (DeSmet, McGurk, & Schwartz, 2010).

Evaluation of training must be appropriate for the persons and situations. The feedback from learners is important not only for instructors but also for confidence of the learner.

 

Reference

https://explore.darwinbox.com/hr-glossary/training-and-development

https://www.ottawa.edu/online-and-evening/blog/january-2021/5-benefits-of-training-and-development

https://www.hrhelpboard.com/training-development.htm

https://www.mbaskool.com/business-concepts/human-resources-hr-terms/8685-training-and-development.html

 

 

 


Comments

  1. Rukmali FernandoAugust 28, 2021 at 4:14 AM

    Every organization needs to have people who are trained and experienced to accomplish specific tasks that are assigned. Training and Development is necessary to increase skills levels and the flexibility of the workforce. Training and development has a direct impact on employee performance, and as the work becomes more complex, the value of staff development also increases. Thankyou for sharing this interesting article Kasun.

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  2. Tharindu DassanayakeAugust 28, 2021 at 8:53 AM

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  3. Tharindu DassanayakeAugust 28, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    Very important topic Kasun. Almost all the large companies follow this. Training and development is the best way to give them more control over their profession. By investing in training, mentoring, equality programs, education scholarships, and promotion to positions of responsibility, you can ensure your professional development, which is critical to long-term employee development.

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  4. Bhashitha Dissanayake August 28, 2021 at 10:15 AM

    Training and development is critical as it boosts employee morale, complements performance, helps in chance control, complements innovation and boosts the company's picture, in step with managementhelp.org. employees also are capable of collect or sharpen capabilities throughout improvement sessions prepared with the aid of the agency.Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Nadeeshan MadusankaAugust 28, 2021 at 11:41 AM

    Many companies have set aside a certain number of training hours for their personnel each year. The HRD (human resource development) department is responsible for increasing the organization's manpower. Employees believe that the company is fully committed to the development of their workforce, and, as a result, they want to participate in training and development programs. This process entails first identifying skill shortages inside the organization, followed by identifying a suitable source from which employees can learn new skills and improve their performance.

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  6. Oshadha BandaraAugust 28, 2021 at 7:26 PM

    Training and development describes the formal, ongoing efforts that are made within organizations to improve the performance and self-fulfillment of their employees through a variety of educational methods and programs. well discussed.

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  7. Praveen Joel FrancisAugust 29, 2021 at 9:11 AM

    To boost productivity, training and development programs can educate employees new skills or provide updates on old ones. Well written with proper informations. Thank you for sharing.

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