Training & Development
BY:- Eeshan Moghe , Uday Dalvi , Bhargav Undhad , Susmit Saha
Contents
• Nature of Training and Development
• Inputs in Training and Development
• Gaps in Training
• Competitive Advantage
• The Training Process
• How to make training effective
• Career Development
Nature of Training & Development
• It’s the process of imparting skills and knowledge
• Acquiring specific skills which enhances job performance
• Development activity aims to give learning opportunities that results
in growth of employees
• Helps individual to understand and solve problems, make decisions
and capitalize opportunities
Inputs
– Skills
– Education
– Development
– Ethics
– Attitudinal changes
Skills
• Training as was stated earlier, is imparting skills to employees.
• It’s to understand oneself and others better and act accordingly, i.e
interpersonal
• Focuses on methods and techniques for making organizational decisions and
solving work-related problems
• It seeks to improve abilities to define and structure problems to generate
alternative solutions
Education
• To teach theoretical concepts and develop a sense of reasoning and
judgement
• Every programme must contain a sense of element of education well
understood by HR specialists
• Organizations depute or encourage employees to do a course on a part-time
basis
• CEOs are known to attend refresher course conducted by business school
Development
• Training programme is development which less skills oriented but
stresses on knowledge
• Knowledge about business environment, management principles and
techniques, human relations
• It’s nothing but instilling a zest for excellence which inspires and
motivate others
Ethics
• Need for imparting greater ethical orientation to a training
• Ethics correspond to the basic human needs
• Values create creditability with the public
• It helps in better decision making which are in the interest of the
public
• Ethics practices are good even from the profitability point of view.
• It may sound weird but The Tata Story revealed by the creation of
wealth is a fine example
Attitudinal Changes
• Represents feelings and beliefs of individuals towards others
• It affect motivation , satisfaction and job commitment
• Feel committed to the organization and derive satisfaction from their
jobs and the work environment
Gaps to be filled…
• Knowledge in the functional area
• Managerial skills
• Leadership and human relations
• Teamwork
T&D as a source of Competitive advantage
• Aids in understanding and carrying out organizational policies
• Improved profitability and/or more positive attitudes towards profit
orientation
• Prepare guidelines for work
• Provides information for future needs in all areas of the organization
• More effective decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Helps create a better corporate image
• Improves relationship between boss and subordinate
Effective Training
• Conference (Discussion)
• Audio visuals (include television slides, video tapes and films)
• On-the-Job Training (conducted at work site)
• Programmed instruction (Computer assisted)
• Case study
• Lecture
Career Development
• It’s a process whereby an individual sets career goals and identifies
the means to achieve them
• Here development refers to a formal approach used by firm to ensure
that people with proper qualification and experiences are available
when needed
• Integrating career development helps to create synergies in which all
aspects of HR reinforce each other
• Career counselling helps employees discuss their career goals in one
to one counselling sessions
• Mentoring involves coaching advising and encouraging employees of
usually lesser ranks
• Structured workshops are available to guide employees individually
through systematic self assessment of values ,interest ,goals and
personal development
