HR: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT has become most common and continuous task in any organization for updating skills and knowledge of employees in accordance with changing environment.
TRAINING is an educational process which involves the sharpening of skills, concepts, changing of attitude and gaining more knowledge to enhance the performance of the employees.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT is a process that strives to build the capacity to achieve and sustain a new desired state that benefits the organization or community and the world around them.
NEED FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:
HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY:
It is essential to increase productivity and reduce cost of production for meeting competition in the market. Effective training can help increase productivity of workers by imparting the required skills.
ADDRESSING WEAKNESSES:
Most employees have some weaknesses in their workplace skills. A training program allows you to strengthen those skills that each employee needs to improve. A development program brings all employees to a higher level so they all have similar skills and knowledge.
ENHANCING SATISFACTION:
Employees feel confident in gaining skills. Training helps the employees to perform tasks easily and also they can innovate new strategies to execute the task. This builds some level of satisfaction in employees.
REDUCTION OF TURNOVER AND ABSENTEEISM:
Employee turnaround costs time and money. Training creates a feeling of confidence in the minds of the employees. It gives them a security at the workplace. As a result, labor turnover and absenteeism rates are reduced.
REDUCTION OF ERRORS & ACCIDENTS:
Most of the errors occur because of many employees lack the desired knowledge and precise skills required for doing a particular job. Continuous Training and development ensures that employees get the right skills at right time .The more trained an employee is, the less are the chances of committing errors in job.
