Employee training and development is a broad term covering multiple kinds of employee learning.
Training is a program that helps employees learn specific knowledge or skills to improve performance in their current roles. Development is more expansive and focuses on employee growth and future performance rather than an immediate job role.
What is the difference between training and development?
Training is a short-term reactive process meant for operatives and process while development is designed continuous pro-active process meant for executives. In training employees’ aim is to develop additional skills and in development, it is to develop a total personality.
In training, the initiative is taken by the management with the objective of meeting the present need of an employee. In development, the initiative is taken by the individual with the objective to meet the future need of an employee.
- Importance of training and development
- Employees feel valued and important to the business
- Enhances skill development
- Increases productivity
- Improves organizational culture
- Improve quality and safety
- Increase profitability
- Increases employee engagement
- Increases employee retention
- Creates opportunities for succession planning
There is a misconception that anyone can be a trainer – provided they have a powerpoint deck in front of them to talk to.
Effective training starts with identifying the organisational strategy and goals and working backwards.
From here, the training process can begin.
Training and Development is so much more complex than 5 bullet points.
To assist you in increasing your understanding, Facilitated Training has created a short video that explores developing and training in the workplace. Including, Introductory concepts and processes will be shared including the purpose of training teams in the workplace. Included in this process is how organizations identify training needs, implement training and evaluate the success of training conducted. Enjoy the video!
For organisations that wish to upskill their subject matter experts or increase the skills of their trainers and learning team – check out Facilitated Training’s customisable training materials for Learning and Development.
Author: Colleen Condon. Chief Learning Officer, Facilitated Training.
With over 25 years of experience in adult learning, Colleen is a solution-driven thinker who generates and executes ideas at strategic and tactical levels. A creative visionary with a passion for learning, she has worked across Asia Pacific in diverse industries such as retail, FMCG, telecommunications, hospitality, insurance and banking. As Chief Learning Officer, Colleen is responsible for the overall solution design and development behind Facilitated Training’s customisable courseware. With an eye on ensuring content and solutions are engaging and adult learning and business relevant, ensures a quality outcome for learner and business’ alike.
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