TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES

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WHAT IS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ?

Training and development in Human Resource Management refers to a system of educating employees within a company. It includes various tools,instructions,and activities designed to improve employee performance.It's an opportunity for employees to increase their knowledge and upgrade their skills.

Figure 1: The importance of training and development (Linkedin)



PURPOSE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT                                    IN HRM

1.Increase company productivity.

Training the employees to use advanced tools and technology will improve their efficiency.

2.Improve product or service quality.

Training and development programs are an opportunity for experts within the organization to share their techniques.

3.Lessen employee turnover.

Research has shown that training and development has a positive impact on employee turnover. Workers will surely appreciate companies investment in their development.

4. Decrease costs and errors.


Figure 2: Cartoon office ( Colorbox.com)



WHAT ARW THE 5 PROCESSES IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT?

1. Assesment of training needs and resources.

2. Motivation of trainers and trainees.

3. Design of training programs and materials.

4. Delivery of training.

5. Process and outcome evaluation.


Figure 3: Employee training ( Symondz research.com)



IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING AND  DEVELOPMENT

  • Retains employees
Retention is a major challenge for employees but retaining strong workers can be acheived through career development. Offering career development initiatives helps employees establish a sense of value within the company and fosters loyalty.

  • Develops future leaders
Targeting empmoyees with the skills for future leadership can be vital in establishing a business for growth and evolution. Leadership talent can be acquired through new hires or,HR professionals can select current employees as managerial candidates.

  • Empowers employees
Leaders who feel empowered within the workplace will be more effective at influencing at employees and gaining their trust.

  • Boosts workplace engagement
Finding ways to bolster the consistent engagement of employees can diminish boredom in the workplace, which left unchecked can create feelings of dissatisfaction and negative working habbits.


Figure 4: Ongoing training and development
( Gethppy.com,2018)



CURRENT TRENDS IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Remote mobile training
Training is migrated to mobile devces where apps provide ''just-in-time'' information and recommendations to workers across industries.
  • AI training
AI systems can process unstructured information in a similar way to humans. These systems understand language patterns and sensory inputs including text,pictures and auditory cues.
  • Agile learning
Agile learning is a process of encouraging employees to learn by doing an iterate often, inspiring organizational change and buy-in. 

  • Remote flexible learning models
While distance learning has been around for a long time, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for companies to have resilient,flexible, mobile workforce management.


ADVANTAGES OF TRAINING AND DEVELOMENT



ADVANTAGES :

1. Helps employees develop new skills and increase their knowledge.

2. Improves efficiency and productivity of individuals and teams.

3. Creates new and improved job positions.

4. Keeps employees motivated and enhance contribution levels.


DISADVANTAGES :

1. It is a relatively expensive process.

2. There is a risk that after the training and development session, the employee can quit the job.


Figure 4: Flowchart of training program development ( ResearchGate.Net, 2012)




CONCLUSION


Training aims at continuous self-development of the employees. Employees are expected to develop them selves continuously in an organization. When the employees in an organization are developed from time to time with all updated knowledge,  then definetely that organization will grow to a greater height.


Figure 5 : Training development stock photos 
                      ( Dreamstime.com, 2009)


REFERENCES

  • Available at :https://www.ottawa.edu/online-and-evening/blog/january-2021/5-benefits-of-training-and-development#:~:text=Training%20and%20development%20helps%20companies,and%2017%20percent%20higher%20productivity ( 5 benefits of training and development , Ottawa University,2021)
  • https://www.talentlyft.com/en/resources/what-is-training-and-development
  • Training and development for organizations| An essential guide for trainers ( Stanely C.Ross, 2022)
  • What is training and development? (Talentlyft.com) Available at : https://www.talentlyft.com/en/resources/what-is-training-and-development
  • https://www.ibm.com/topics/training-development 
  • Designing and developing effective training modules ( Managementstudyguide.com) Available at : https://managementstudyguide.com/designing-and-developing-effective-training-programs.htm



written by : Himani











Comments

  1. Mahinda MBA28 April 2023 at 20:40

    You have covered each corner of the training &development with modern practices,well written .

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    1. Himani MBA 202330 April 2023 at 05:01

      Thank you mahinda for your valuable feed back.

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  2. Srimali MBA 202328 April 2023 at 21:54

    Hi dear Himani
    You have explained it very clearly and nicely .Welldone its very important topic related to HRM

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    1. Himani MBA 202330 April 2023 at 05:02

      Thank you srimali. Much appreciated your feed back.

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  3. Dhanusha Rodrigo28 April 2023 at 22:52

    Gathered some valuable Information and contents are really useful

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  4. Chinthani Jayasekara29 April 2023 at 02:27

    Hi Himani , Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Training and Development is much needed concepts for all organizations which able to be success with existing and new employees and to get the fill the gap of competencies by having training. Development may fulfil the need of competencies with the path of secession planning to fill future opportunities of the organization.

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    1. Himani MBA 202330 April 2023 at 05:03

      Hi chinthani thanks for taking time to leave your valuable thoughts.

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  5. L.D.Nilukasajeewani30 April 2023 at 03:47

    Hi Thank you for sharing these useful information , Employee training should be targeted to specific needs, such as knowledge/talent gaps, performance improvements, skill gaps, and technological updates so that training benefits will be added to individual employees for their well-being to performance.

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    1. Himani MBA 202330 April 2023 at 05:04

      Hi Niluka. Thank you very much for your feed back.

      Delete
  6. SATHEESH2 May 2023 at 20:47

    I agree with chinthani's comments and wanted to comment on the Advantages and Disadvantages of T&D, The points were well placed and listed. Wonderful. While thanking you for the valuable post, it would have been better if you can make all in black color. Anyway thank you for sharing your knowledge.

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