Employee training and benefits

 Employee training and benefits

The twenty-first century has changed the functionality, as well as the mindset of society. There was a time when employees were expected to ensure the success of the organizations by utilizing their knowledge and skills. However, now the organizations provide training programs to the workforce and develop their skills. It helps the companies as well as the employees to grow and make progress.

If we want to retain employees, we need to invest in their growth, learning and development. (Online: Wharton)

“Employee training is defined as a planned set of activities for imparting knowledge to employees, such that it leads to a growth in job skills required for organizational growth” (BasuMallik, 2020)

Employee training is the short-term process of meeting the needs of a company over a specific need. Also, it is the systematic process of enhancing the job-related skills, attitude, and knowledge of personnel. The top management is responsible for training the staff within the organization.

Employee training is deferred with training and development. T & D is the multilayered process. It is designed to develop larger human resource development in the organization. For the example employee is trained for the purpose of implementing new system in the organization is called employee training. On other hand an employee is trained for the purpose of achieving the managerial knowledge to manage the entity is called training and development.

There are several different types of training we can use to engage an employee such as,

·         Technical or Technology Training

Technical training is a type of training meant to teach the new employee the technological aspects of the job. Depending on the type of job, technical training will be required.

Eg: the employee who is to be appointed in Sales unit in the parts of Computer selling shop should be given technical training how to use the customer relationship management (CRM) system to find new prospects.

·         Quality Training

Quality training is very important in production-based organization. This type of training provides employees how to detect, prevent eliminating substandard products from quality products. The international standard organization (ISO) provides the brand for industry quality product, and it also provides a brand for the company's environmental management standards.

 

·         Skill training

This type of training should better perform the duty of the staff. Salesperson should be trained how to offer the information to customer to buy or take decision to sell the goods. The purchasing officer should be trained on how to make purchases in times of supply shortages.

 

·         Soft Skills training

Many problems are raised in many organizations due to lack of soft skill with the employee.

Soft skills are such as communication, personality traits, social graces, and personal habits. The employee should be given soft skills training on how to use those attributes with others. Soft skills might be how to answer the phone call and how to behave with the different type of customers, also how to deal with coworkers. In fact, according to a Computerworld magazine survey, executives say there is an increasing need for people who have not only the skills and technical skills to do a job but also the necessary soft skills, such as strong listening and communication abilities (Hoffman, 2007).

·         Professional Training and Legal Training

This type of training should be continued for specific employees working in relation to the legal system. Eg; tax changes, new concept of accounting, legal policy changes, new amendment in legal system.

According to the changes in policy the accountant should be trained annually to update tax and related concepts in accounting frame. The lawyer must be updated his knowledge to deal with legal issues related to the company.

Some organizations have paid a high cost for not properly training their employees on the laws relating to their industry. In 2011, Massachusetts General Hospital paid over $1 million in fines related to privacy policies that were not followed (Donnelly, 2011). As a result, the company agreed to develop training for workers on medical privacy. The system could have prevented the imposition of fines if it had not started proper training

·         Team Training

This is a training that builds relationships between employees, also known as team training. By this training is expected relationship among them allow to get to know each other, decision making and problem solving, to guide them to achieve the goal by working through teamwork.

Some advantages can be categorized by this team training such as, communication developing, cab be making workplace as enjoy, understanding each and other, teach them to help each and other, motivation…

·         Managerial Training

This type of training is offered when one is promoted from the current position. In other words, an individual contributor to the managing a team. Its emphasis may be placed on soft skills such as communication and empathy.

Management training is the development of knowledge and abilities to required direct people and control the resources to achieve the goals. (https://simplicable.com/new/management-training)

 

·         Safety Training

Safety training refers to learning programs designed to train employees on precautionary processes and practices. A company that uses chemicals and harmful substances in their production must train their employees to protect themselves. Safety training includes evacuation programs, fire drills and workplace violence practices.

Benefits of Training the Employees

·         Boosts Employee Performance

Research has found that training is the best way to improve employees' knowledge and increase their performance as well as motivated rate in the organization. Training process molds the thinking of employees and leads to quality performance of employees

 

·         Improve Morale and Job Satisfaction

Research has confirmed that well-prepared and well-designed training activities in the training program will provide job satisfaction. This will change the performance of the employees and ultimately benefit the company more.

 

·         Ensures Opportunities for Learning

when an employee works continuously in a corporate team, he would have got more experience and he would have trained more and more. However, he will suffer to face modern technology in the market. So, the employee should use the opportunity to learn more.

 

·         Opportunity to Identify Weaknesses

Good mentors are essential to career growth. They help to mentees to overcome their weaknesses in their job. Employees may ignore their shortcomings due to work stress. An important benefit of employee training is that it allows them and the company to identify their weaknesses and make corrections to correct them.

 

·         Provide a Framework to Develop Strengths

various corporate training programs provide the benefit of developing a framework to work on the strengths of employees and ensure progress and profits.

 

·         Encourages Innovation and Risk Acceptance

Technological advancement and innovation are the main reasons for creating competitors within the company. Most employees are afraid to deal with this situation. Leadership requires bold thinking. They boldly accept if they are trained for this situation.

 

·         Boosts Adherence to Quality Standards

When hiring new employees in the company they fail to follow the rules and regulations of the company. This training provides them with clear information about organizational discipline.

 

 

·         Instills Consistency in Work Atmosphere

Gentle skill training is the most important training in the workplace. This tutorial gives them an idea of ​​how to communicate with each other. This ultimately helps them to be consistent in their work-life and increase the productivity of the company.

 

·         Improve Reputation of Organization

The most important benefit to the company is spreading fame. However, if you focus on developing the skills of your employees, their expertise and job satisfaction will spread, and more talented people will join you.

 

·          Reduces Employee Turnover Rate

 

The company's continuous training of workers will reduce the employee turnover rate. Research has shown that employee retention rates have increased through this training. And that training improves the learning and skills of workers, which motivates them not to leave from the organization.

 

Fuard Rasheed

 

 

 

References:-

 

https://www.toolbox.com/hr/learning-development/articles/what-is-employee-training/

https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/human-resource-management/employee-training/types-of-training-in-hrm/31638

https://open.lib.umn.edu/humanresourcemanagement/chapter/8-2-types-of-training-2/

https://www.exploreinsiders.com/benefits-of-training/