Reasons for employee training and development
The training and development of an employee or a group of employees can be started for a number of reasons, for example:
1. When you start to judge/evaluate performance, improvement is necessary.
2. To evaluate the improvement you have made during the effort to improve.
3. As part of a program for professional development.
4. To test the performance of a new administration system.
5. To be trained for a specific topic.
The most common topics for employee training.
1. Communication.-A variety of jobs nowadays also brings a variety of languages and customs.
2. Computer Skills.- Computer skills are necessary to manage administrative work in offices.
3. Customer service.- The increase in competition in the world market makes it difficult for employees to understand the customer’s needs.
4. Diversity.- Diversity training has to do with explaining how people have different points of view and perspectives, as well as includes techniques to value diversity.
5. Ethics.- Today’s society has an increase in expectations for social responsibility. Also, the variety of jobs nowadays brings a variety of values and morals for the workplace.
6. Human Relations.- Increased stress in the workplace can include misunderstandings and conflicts. Training makes people do well in the workplace.
7. Safety.- Safety training is important when working with heavy equipment, dangerous chemicals, etc., but it may also be necessary to avoid abuses, etc.
8. Sexual Harassment.- Training for sexual harassment includes a careful description of the organization’s rules for sexual harassment, especially for inappropriate behavior.
Benefits from Employee Training and Development
Online there are many sources of information for training and development. Many of these sites (listed below) suggest tips for supervisors to manage training through employees. These tips include:
>Increasing satisfaction and morale among employees.
>Increasing employee motivation.
>Increasing efficiency in processes results in financial profit.
> Increasing the capacity to adapt to new technologies and methods.
>Increasing innovations for strategies and products.
>Decreasing the number of employees who leave to be replaced by new ones.
>Increasing the image of the company, eg, manage ethics through training.
>Risk management, eg sexual harassment training, diversity training.