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Importance of Employee Training

             



Introduction

A training program gives everyone the opportunity to strengthen those skills. This helps ensure that everyone on your team is up to par and can perform their job day in and day out. With proper training and development, weakness can turn into strengths and your employees can stand out (Erasmus, et al., 2006).


Improves Skill and Knowledge

Employee training programs help employees enhance their knowledge and abilities in order to keep up with industry changes. These enhancements will have a favorable impact on worker productivity, which will increase an organization's revenues and efficiency. Work ethics, human relations, and safety are some of the topics that employees may learn through training (Erasmus, et al., 2006).


Satisfies the Recommendations of Performance Appraisal

When an organization's employee performance reviews indicate that a particular subject or skill needs to be improved, training programs for employees can be established to help meet this need. As a result, training can be used to address an issue and work toward a solution (Homer, 2007).


Prepares Employees for Higher Responsibilities

Employees who are advancing into higher roles and taking on greater responsibility in a business can benefit from training programs. These programs will assist employees in learning the skills they will need to succeed in their new roles (Homer, 2007).


It Shows Employees They Are Valued

Employees will feel more invested in the organization if training programs are implemented in the workplace. Employees will not only become better workers, but they will also feel like more productive members of the organization, if you continue to educate them new skills and abilities. This will boost their morale as well as their productivity at work (Erasmus, et al., 2006).


Improve IT and Computer Skills   

Companies may train their staff to produce graphs and spreadsheets, modify data in databases, and comprehend network configurations in order to provide a more thorough grasp of computers and increase workplace efficiency (Erasmus, et al., 2006).


Conclusion

Every organization considers training and development to be a growth strategy. The organization uses it to bridge the gap between current capabilities and future opportunities. Employees' abilities, efficiency, production, and growth chances are all enhanced by these training programs.

 

References

Erasmus, B. J., Loedolff, P. V., Mda, T. & Nel, P. S., 2006. Management Training and Development. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Homer, M., 2007. Industrial and Commercial training. In: Skills and competency management. s.l.:s.n., pp. 59-62.

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Comments

  1. Pavani Damsara SamarasingheMay 6, 2022 at 1:47 AM

    Hey Janani, I agree with your blog. Employees are a valuable resource for the company, and their performance determines whether the company succeeds or fails. As a result, businesses are investing more in staff training and development initiatives. Furthermore, firms should emphasize knowledge, skill, and ability of employees in training programs. Professionals and scholars are debating the impact of development programs on both employees and organizations. (Jehanzeb, K. and Bashir, N.A., 2013)

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    1. Janani GunarathneMay 8, 2022 at 4:14 AM

      Hi Pavani, I agree with your comment. Training is an effort made by an organization to encourage learning among its employees, whereas development is primarily focused on broadening an individual's skills in preparation for future responsibilities(George & Scott, 2012).

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  2. Nilushi FernandoMay 6, 2022 at 4:14 PM

    Hi Janani, I agree with your post. Performance of the employees depends on factors like job satisfaction, knowledge and management. There is close relationship between training and performance (Chris, 2010). The employee performance is important to increase of the organization performance and therefore training & development is needed for the employee to improve its performance (Raja et al, 2011).

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    1. Janani GunarathneMay 8, 2022 at 4:21 AM

      Hi Nilushi, Thank you for your comment. Every organization must address training and development, with the primary goal of improving employee competencies so that the organization's human resources are as effective and efficient as possible. Winning the "hearts and minds" of employees and getting them to identify with the company can be beneficial to a corporation(Armstrong, 2009).

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  3. UdanaMay 6, 2022 at 9:39 PM

    Hello Janani. A very good topic to discuss about. Let me add a thought too. Employee training is essential for an organization's growth. Efforts on employee training and development demonstrate that organizations are capitalizing not only on high potential employees, but also on individuals who can commit to achieving higher levels of responsibilities (Walters & Rodriguez,2017).

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    1. Janani GunarathneMay 8, 2022 at 4:31 AM

      Hi Udana, Totally agree with your comment. Training is more of a learning activity to acquire improved abilities and knowledge needed to complete a task(Cole, 2002).

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  4. Maheshani Priyankara Weerarathne (Maheshi)May 7, 2022 at 12:27 AM

    Hi Janani , Agree with you , Improved job performance and other positive changes (e.g., the learning of new skills; Hill & Lent 2006, Satterfield & Hughes 2007) should be the outcomes of training-related changes (Kraiger 2002).

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    1. Janani GunarathneMay 10, 2022 at 5:59 AM

      Hi Maheshani, Thank you for your comment. Employee training programs have the basic goals of delivering the organization's mission and assisting employees in learning the culture(Gerbman 2000).

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  5. Ruwan AttanayakaMay 7, 2022 at 1:56 AM

    Hi Jalani. Very important and vital topic in present context of the corporative world and i do agreed to what you have stated. Also, Employee Development and Training Differentiated programs, services, capabilities, and products are what organizations strive towards in order to be successful. However, well-trained professionals must imagine, design, execute, and maintain such features. 2013 (Jehanzeb & Bashir)

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    1. Janani GunarathneMay 8, 2022 at 4:44 AM

      Hi Ruwan, Thank you for your comment and I agree with you. According to Armstrong (1996), in expressing a concept of training, underlined that if training is to be fully understood, it must be created and practice inside the organization through respecting learning of ideas and techniques.

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