Tuesday, October 29, 2019
What is Training?
Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others,
any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. Training
has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and
performance. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of
content at institutes of technology (also known as technical colleges or
polytechnics).
In addition to the basic training required for a trade,
occupation or profession, observers of the labor-market recognize as of 2008
the need to continue training beyond initial qualifications: to maintain,
upgrade and update skills throughout working life. People within many
professions and occupations may refer to this sort of training as professional
development.
Specifically the need for training arises because of
following reasons:
1. Environmental changes:
Mechanization, computerization, and automation have resulted
in many changes that require trained staff possessing enough skills. The
organization should train the employees to enrich them with the latest
technology and knowledge.
2. Organizational complexity:
With modern inventions, technological upgradation, and
diversification most of the organizations have become very complex. This has
aggravated the problems of coordination. So, in order to cope up with the
complexities, training has become mandatory.
3. Human relations:
Every management has to maintain very good human relations,
and this has made training as one of the basic conditions to deal with human
problems.
4. To match employee specifications with the job
requirements and organizational needs:
An employee’s specification may not exactly suit to the
requirements of the job and the organization, irrespective of past experience
and skills. There is always a gap between an employee’s present specifications
and the organization’s requirements. For filling this gap training is required.
5. Change in the job assignment:
Training is also necessary when the existing employee is
promoted to the higher level or transferred to another department. Training is
also required to equip the old employees with new techniques and technologies.
Importance of Training:
Training of employees and mangers are absolutely essential
in this changing environment. It is an important activity of HRD which helps in
improving the competency of employees. Training gives a lot of benefits to the
employees such as improvement in efficiency and effectiveness, development of
self confidence and assists every one in self management.
The stability and progress of the organization always
depends on the training imparted to the employees. Training becomes mandatory
under each and every step of expansion and diversification. Only training can
improve the quality and reduce the wastages to the minimum. Training and
development is also very essential to adapt according to changing environment.
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