Training and Development



Training and Development

Introduction

Rapid technological developments, the rapid obsolescence of knowledge and the increasing globalization and networking of business processes place high demands on the technical and interdisciplinary skills of employed people. Therefore plays a crucial role in lifelong learning in order to meet the growing and rapidly changing skill needs continuously and to create predictability for all parties (Laird, et.al, 2003). Lifelong learning is not only important for the competitiveness and job security, but also for social inclusion, quality of life and personal development of the individual. This paper aims to focus and analyze the importance of training and development of employees and how the management aligns the organizational goals with employees training.

Benefits of Training and Professional Development

In today's companies can find a number of approaches to training staff. In contrast to the spontaneous choice of curricula and training there is a systemic training. The purpose of constructing a system of training is to achieve compliance with professional level employees of a real business objective of the company. Several authors focus more on the importance of training and development of employees and consider it as the main pillars of the organizations. The professional training and development is like an opportunities for companies to help make their organization an attractive workplace. It is also true that the benefits of training and professional development have a positive effect on the performance of staff (Noe & Peacock, 2008). The quality of training and development has an impact on employee morale, their satisfaction work, and the latitude they have to use their skills and abilities - key elements that promote productive output.

Training programs and professional development also promote retention. In the book Employee Training and Development Raymond Noe says that research on the factors that have an impact on staff retention suggests that good colleagues, interesting tasks, and opportunities for career and professional development are among the main reasons why people remain employed by a company (Noe & Peacock, 2008). Training programs and professional development of staff help them to achieve the mission of the organization. The organizations that invest in their own organization, particularly in training and professional development, find that they are stronger and better able to fulfill their mission. The benefits of training and professional development are:

Employees are better prepared to help the organization achieve its objectives;

The staff is more productive and more motivated;

Trained personnel requires less supervision;

Staff who is engaged in a continuous learning process is more able to cope with the changes that occur in an organization;

Staff is able to manage new programs or contribute their ideas for implementation of new programs;

It will be easier for the organization to attract and retain employees.

Importance of Training in the development of the organization

Employees are one of the most important types of resources of each organization. Well trained employees are able to significantly improve the profitability of the organization, and in today's business environment can survive only organizations with a high income. Therefore, every manager of HR strives to ...