TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Dr.V.Veera Balaji Kumar

INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

What is training ?
Meaning training is the systematic process of increasing the knowledge & skills of an employee for doing a specified job by providing a learning experience. It helps the trainee acquire new skills, technical knowledge, problemsolving ability etc. thereby increasing the performance of the employees. It also gives awareness of rules & procedures

DEFINITION OF TRAINING
Training is the continuous, systematic development among all levels of employees of that knowledge and those skills and attitudes which contribute to their welfare and that of the company.

Planty, Cord M.C and Efferson The process of aiding employees to gain effectiveness in their present and future work - Richard P. Calhoon

SCOPE OF TRAINING
A key tool for enhancing job-related performance and organizational effectiveness, its value is being increasingly acknowledged in engendering behavioural changes & in developing life skills leading to personal growth. The scope has considerably widened. It equips an individual with competencies that help him/her cope with day-to-day problems of living & manage interpersonal relations and improving them.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES (TO)

Training needs training objectives TO are tactical applications of strategic goals. Written in clear, unambiguous, specific and precise terms. They specify what learners will be able to do at the end of each stage of the training process.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES (TO)

TO are essential for evaluating the training TO are to be specific to knowledge, skills or attitudes that the trainees are to gain as a result of the training activity and also measurable.

Importance of Training objectives

i. Articulate the goal of training ii. Communicate intent to learner iii. Provide means of evaluation iv. Assists in selection of materials, content, methods.

Elements of Training objectives

Outcomes of training program: observable behaviours by the end of
the program participants will be able to

Conditions of the training program:

circumstances in which the outcomes should take place in a cohesive team situation, without the use of instructional materials expected level of attainment in terms of quality to 100% accuracy (or some other level), at the rate of 50 per hour.

Standards of the training program:

ASSUMPTIONS OF TRAINING
Assumptions Participants knowledge acquisition means greater competence Participants learn what trainers teach. Learning is a simple function of their capacity to take in and trainers teaching ability Truth Motivation & skills lead to improved practice. Competence grows through practice. Learning is a complex function. Participants motivation and use of training varies with support I the organization

Individual improvement leads It is complex function of to improvement in organization learning, norms of the group and the organizational climate. Individual learning if unused leads to frustration

Training is the responsibility of the training establishment

Organization, participants and the trainers are all partners in the training process.

BASIC PURPOSES OF TRAINING

1. Increasing productivity 2. Improving quality 3. To fulfill future personnel needs 4. Improve organizational climate 5. Improve health &safety 6. Obsolescence prevention 7. Personal growth

Need for Training

Increased use of technology Labour turnover Need for additional hands New employees Promotion, career development Increasing the employee morale For reducing grievances & minimizing accident rates Refresher training for Old employees

FUNCTIONS OF TRAINING
According to Miller five functions i. Research training systems ii. Analysis - identifying training needs iii. Development teaching materials iv. Operation training aids & methods v. Evaluation monitors the effectiveness of trainer I meeting goals, success of program and its impact on performance of employees.

Levels of training
Prof. John Mee training is done at two levels Training dept & line supervisors Training dept. should assume primary responsibility for instruction of trainers in
Methods of teaching Formal orientation Training of supervisors in human relations General education of employees

Levels of training
Prof. John Mee training is done at two levels Training dept & line supervisors Line supervisors should carry out the bulk of teaching in foll. Areas
On-the-job instruction Technical & professional aspects Daily development thro counseling Departmental communication

BENEFITS OF TRAINING
Benefits to the business
Increase efficiency Wastage eliminated Less chances of accidents Reduced supervisory need Increase quality of goods

Benefits to the employees

More loyal ; increased morale & confidence More efficient & effective Produce more with minimum effort

Training & education

Training Education Increasing the knowledge & Increasing general skill for doing a particular knowledge & job understanding total environment

Practice based and job specific

Conducted by business organization

Person oriented
Conducted in schools and colleges

Through both differ in nature and orientation they are complementary to each other. Both aims to enhance learning.

Training & Development

Training is a short-term process ; learn technical knowledge and skills for a definite purpose Development is long-term educational process trainees learn conceptual and theoretical knowledge for general purpose.

Distinction between training & development

Learning dimensions Training Development

Who is learning ?
What is to be learnt?

Non-managerial personnel
Technical & mechanical operations

Managerial personnel
Theoretical, conceptual ideas

Why such Specific job-related learning takes purpose place?

When learning occurs ? Short-term

General knowledge
Long-term