What is employee training?

 Present-oriented training that focuses on individual’s

current jobs.
Employee training is a
Learning experience :
A relatively permanent
change In employees that
improves Job performance.
Employee Training involves
changing ;
This may mean changing;
 What employees know
How they work
Or
Their attitudes
toward their
jobs, co-workers,
managers and
the
How much to
organization. Example: expected work
And what
Change!! or
to Change
Performance!!
and
Nature of training process
Based on;
 Determination of the organization’s need,
(goal)
 the work to be done,
 and the skills necessary to complete the task
Determining needs for training
When to train !!
warning signs:
Less production at
work Lower quality of
work More accidents
Higher rejection rates

Any of these outcomes might suggest that worker skills

need to be fine-tuned.
Changes imposed on employees as a result of job redesign
or a technological breakthrough also require training.
Some rules;
 Training may be costly, and it should not be viewed as
a cure-all for what ails the organization.
 Rather judge training by its contribution to
performance.

Training Methods

Job rotation
Off the job Apprenticeships
Internships

Class room lectures and

conferences
On the Multimedia learning
Job Simulation &
vestibule training
On the job methods
Job rotation:
Allow employees to work at different jobs and
provide exposure to a variety of tasks.
Valuable tool to increase employee motivation.
Apprenticeship
 Instructions in combination with Working
alongside a coach or mentor.
 Experienced worker provides support and
encouragement in addition to training.
Internships
 Opportunities for students to utilize their
instructions and training in a chosen profession as
part of their education.
 Real world experience
Off the job methods
Class room lectures
Multimedia learning
 Can demonstrate practical skills not easily
presented by other training methods. This may
include videos, and DVDs that may be offered
online.
Simulations
 Involve learning a job by actually performing the
work in an artificial settings.
Vestibule Training
 Facilitates learning by using the same equipment
that one actually will use on the job.
Employee Development
Definition
 Future oriented and more concerned with education than
employee job specific training.
 It can be called as education process rather than
training process.
By education, meaning here!
To enhance one’s ability to understand and interpret
knowledge rather than teaching a specific set of
motor skills.
Development focuses more on employees' personal
growth.
Historically
 Employee development was reserved for potential
management personnel.
 But with the passage of time it was understood that
no managerial employees need to develop these
skills as well. So that they can also take part in
setting org. goals.
 Methods
Employee
MethodsDevelopment Methods
Methods
Job rotation
 Moving employees horizontally or vertically to
expand their skills, knowledge or abilities.
 Vertical rotation
Promoting a worker into a new position. (New
job) Horizontal rotation
Short term transfer. Move to jobs of a similar
status.

It can reduce boredom and

stimulate the development
of new ideas
Assistant to positions
 Employees work under a successful manager, often
in different areas of the organization.
 Working as staff assistant, or in some cases serving on
special boards, these individuals perform many
duties under the watchful eye of a supportive coach.
Committee Assignment
Committee Assignments can allow the employee to
share in decision making, to learn by watching
others, and to investigate specific organizational
problems.
Some off job techniques;
 Lecture courses and seminars
 Simulations
 Adventure training, ( allow employees to work
outside, with some physical and emotional
challenges).
Mountain climbing or surviving a week on a
sailing adventure.