Training

Unit 9 – Training

This document is a report regarding on training in the business world and this report includes the following:

• Expected outcomes
• Process of identifying needs
• Training methods used
• Costs and benefits of training methods used
• Constraints (factors affecting training methods used)
• Appropriateness and an evaluation of training programmes

Training refers to acquiring job specific skills and abilities, learned at work or somewhere else and provides employees with new skills and knowledge. There are 3 methods of training that can be used in the business and these are:

• Induction
• On-the-job training
• Off-the-job training

Induction Training is a programmed designed to introduce new employee to their job and it is used to explain the roles of the staff, familiarise the worker with their job, explain the procedures used in the business, make the employee as efficient as possible and encourage the new workers to be committed to the organisation. During the training, the new workers will have the opportunity to; ask questions, find out what goes on and where to go, meet the people they will be working with and familiarise themselves with the workplace.

On-the-job Training is where a worker remains at their usual place of work and learns how to do their job (e.g. doctors). The advantages of this type of training are that, it is easy to organise, specific to the job and the business and it is relatively cheap. However, workers may disrupt the normal working of the business and depending on the trainer having the correct skills can be a disadvantage. On the other hand, off-the-job training is where a worker is being trained outside the workplace and this can occur at a training centre or at a college. The advantages of this type of training is, it is run by a specialist trainer, the training session is intensive and focused, no workplace distraction and new ideas can be exchanged between the employees. The disadvantage of this training is that some employees may be unable to travel or cannot afford the travel expenses to college or the training centre.

Information from: http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/AsA2AppliedBusiness/TheoryNotes/Unit1/1_2_How_Businesses_Obtain_Employees/Flash_Paper/05%20Approaches%20to%20Staff%20Training.swf

http://www.slideshare.net/tanujpoddar/training-ppt-5843455

Task 2 – Identify The Reasons For Businesses Providing Training To Their Workforce:

Training has many benefits for employees as they acquire new skills, increasing their contribution to the business and building their self-esteem. The training they do can take them into other positions within the organisation, they are up skilled to do new and different tasks, which keep them motivated and fresh and because they’re being trained on your time, the employees see that you value them enough to invest in them. A good company is seen as one that retrains rather than churns.