Research shows that 82 percent of college graduates believe that their educational degree has helped them in their career. However, 72 percent of employees believe that specialized training to obtain specific skills is more valuable than a degree in the workplace. Although education remains an ongoing debate, but it has been observed that employee training stimulate growth and solve problems in the lean times. The quality of employees and their development through skill training is a major factor behind determining the long-term profitability of a business.

According to Rusty Rueff, the Glassdoor Career and Workplace Expert, ‘ Those employees looking to earn bigger salary and move to the corporate ladder of success, they must research on how their industry is evolving and also identify specific skills sets that are in demand’. For many individual, training is an effective way to earn professional certification.

Training is the process of enhancing skills, capabilities and knowledge of the employees for performing tasks at their workplace. It molds the thought-process of the employees that leads to quality performance. In a nutshell, training is an integral part of employee development and is a continuous process.

Let us find out, why this continuous process is valued by the employees?

Encourage and support employee at workforce

Professional development and training opportunities for employees is one of the effective ways to motivate, bring in flexibility and truly build dynamic companies. When employees develop new skills, improve their networking, represent their organization across different countries and develop leadership qualities, the business work culture get infused with creativity and innovation and energy.

Creative ways of solving problems

Providing training opportunities to employees can actually infuse a business with new ideas and better position the employee to solve their day-to-day problems. Simply getting employees do their basic everyday job is not enough to jump-start energy and encourage employee to recommit to their jobs and the organization. Learning new skills and interacting with different people has a direct impact on the productivity and development of office environment.

Professional development

Professional development supports employees gaining in a wider perspective in their jobs and also in their personal lives. The ultimate goal of continuing professional training is to bring professionals up-to-date on current practices and prepare them for further effective actions in any new and unique circumstances. It has been estimated that that over 20 percent of training finance are directed towards leadership development, management and supervisory training. Many organization even subscribe to training program and services to offer training and information in the so-called ‘soft skills’ of business theory and leadership. Different types of training help to expand the thought horizon for most of the individuals, expose them to new and challenging situations and concepts that stimulate their professional growth.

Employee empowerment and alignment

Training that is directed towards new methods can be utilized on the job to add to the employee’s confidence that enables them to perform more efficiently. The best part is, this minimizes the need for close supervision. In addition, such training also direct to align individual with the organization’s objectives. It is the responsibility of the employees to know where the organization is heading and they can best support its goals. Without understanding the objectives and company’s priorities, no task can be accomplished successfully.

The consistency and confidence of job market through training and development

According to recent research and studies, although employees are not so optimistic about pay scales, employee confidence in the job market remains static. More and more employees believe that it is likely that they will find a new job matched to their experience and current skills once they leave the previous organization. Employees are more confident when it is a matter of knowledge and skills for doing a particular job. On the contrary, a pool of readily available and efficient replacement in place of those individuals who have left the company can prove beneficial to the company. The more trained an employee is, the more secured the job market becomes.

A company can incorporate different categories of training, including

  • Technological innovation training
  • Employee retention strategy
  • Communication skill training
  • Customer service training
  • Ethics
  • Human relations
  • Quality initiative
  • Team bonding
  • Sexual harassment at workplace
  • Workplace Safety.

Encouraging employees to learn all they can about the organization they work for and not just the department where they work is one of the best ways to approach training. Training provides an overall understanding of how every pieces work together to contribute to the whole.

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