Training & Develpoment

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Training & Development has become an extremely vital component of modern HRM, it involves the recurring process of continues development & enhancing of the employee job related & technical knowledge in order to facilitate the simultaneous growth of the organization & the employee. Most of the organizations have began to embrace the "continues learning" model where it states that each & every individual irrespective of experience, age or position is in a continues state of learning. Even though the terms "Training" & "Development" are often being used in conjunction of each other they refer to two completely different concepts where Trainings is the short term enrichment process & development refer to the long term recurring educational process.

The below definitions will help you to get a much better idea regarding the training & development process.

"Training allows employees to acquire new skills, sharpen existing ones, perform better, increase productivity and be better leaders. Since a company is the sum total of what employees achieve individually, organizations should do everything in their power to ensure that employees perform at their peak." (EconomicTimes, 2021)

"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." (TalentLyft, 2021)

Tools which could be used for Training & Development.

  • Induction programs for new recruitments (Orientation).
  • Outbound Trainings.
  • Internal Certification Programs.
  • On the job trainings.
  • Seminars conducted by external resource persons.
  • Re-fresher courses on a annual or bi-annual basis to make sure that the employees are up to date on their knowledge. 
  • Encourage development programs by local heads (Eg: Branch Managers/Area Managers).
  • Create E-Learning modules for employees.

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Benefits of Training & Development.

  • Employees will be regularly updated on the new trends of the industry.
  • Increases organizational productivity.
  • Motivates employees & increases job satisfaction.
  • Long term growth & sustainability of the organization.
  • Reduces turnover.
  • Will help to adopt to new technologies in the industry.
  • Encourages innovation from the employees.
  • Increases employee knowledge & self-worth.
  • Helps to identify the most skilled employees.
  • Provides the organization to create a succession plan for the future.

Conclusion

In conclusion we could surmise that the training & development are two extremely vital recurring HRM practices which helps for the organizations' continues growth & helps to increase the knowledge of the employees within the organization, as such any HR department need to pay an extra attention when it comes to this aspect of the organization.

References

EconomicTimes, 2021. EconomicTimes.
Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/hr-leadership/people/importance-of-training-and-development-in-an-organization/articleshow/48739569.cms?from=mdr

MBAskool, 2021. MBAskool.
Available at: https://www.mbaskool.com/business-concepts/human-resources-hr-terms/8685-training-and-development.html

TalentLyft, 2021. TalentLyft.
Available at: https://www.talentlyft.com/en/resources/what-is-training-and-development

Toppr, 2021. Toppr.                                           
Available at: https://www.toppr.com/guides/business-management-and-entrepreneurship/human-resource-management/training-and-development/

Comments

  1. D.I.KanchanaAugust 29, 2021 at 2:20 AM

    Agreed with you Jude. Training and Development is a subsystem of an organization that focuses on enhancing individual and group performance. Training is an educational process that involves sharpening existing skills and concepts, modifying attitudes, and acquiring additional knowledge in order to boost employee performance. Effective and efficient employee training contributes to the development of skills and knowledge, which ultimately contributes to the improvement of a business.

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  2. Arun_Prakash_MBA_BlogAugust 29, 2021 at 3:43 AM

    Training and development are educational activities carried out within a corporation to improve employees' knowledge and skill while also offering information and instruction on how to do specific duties more effectively. It is an ongoing process which helps the employee to perform better from the present status. Employers use different Training and Development platforms to transfer the knowledge and skill. T&D can be described as a motivational tool which is used by employers to enrich their employees and assure retention too. Strategic implementation of Training and Development will contribute immensely to the bottom line profits of the organization.

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  3. Wathsala SiriwardhanaAugust 29, 2021 at 4:37 AM

    Good article Jude. When it is come to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the employees, training and development is playing a major role. In order to implement a better learning and development culture it is very important to identify the knowledge gaps and training needs, make personal development plans and set up a system to monitoring and coaching.

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  4. blogs of UMESHAugust 29, 2021 at 5:57 AM

    The principal objective of training and development division is to make sure the availability of a skilled and willing workforce to an organization. In addition to that, there are four other objectives: Individual, Organizational, Functional, and Societal.
    1.Individual Objectives – help employees in achieving their personal goals, which in turn, enhances the individual contribution to an organization.
    2.Organizational Objectives – assist the organization with its primary objective by bringing individual effectiveness.
    3.Functional Objectives – maintain the department’s contribution at a level suitable to the organization’s needs.
    4.Societal Objectives – ensure that an organization is ethically and socially responsible to the needs and challenges of the society.

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  5. Nadeeshan MadusankaAugust 29, 2021 at 10:51 AM

    By providing training and development, employers can target the information and abilities that they want their employees to have. Training and development programs can teach new skills or update old ones to boost productivity.

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  6. Fayaz SadiqueAugust 29, 2021 at 10:51 AM

    Informative article Jude.
    Employees are more productive and successful after training. It is closely linked to all personnel or management operations. It is an essential component of the management program, with numerous interconnected activities. Armstrong (2014), mentions that an effective training is methodical in nature and places a premium on skill analysis. The training's objective should be clearly stated in terms of the behavior that is expected as a consequence of the training. The training should emphasize the development of transferrable abilities. The training should be assessed in terms of how well it accomplished its objective.

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