Human resource training and

development
By G Pawan Santhosh Reddy
Training and development

 Training and development refer to educational activities within a company created to enhance the knowledge
and skills of employees while providing information and instruction on how to better perform specific tasks.
 Training and Development is a structured program with different methods designed by professionals in
particular job.
 It has become most common task in any organization for updating skills and knowledge of employees in
accordance with changing environment.
 In the field of human resource management, training and development is the field concerned with
organizational activity aimed at bettering the performance of individuals and groups in organizational
settings. It has been known by several names, including employee development, human resource
development, and learning and development.
Objectives of training and development

 The principal objective of training and development division is to make sure the availability of a skilled and
willing workforce to an organization.
 In addition to that, there are four other objectives:
 Individual objectives
 Organizational objectives.
 Functional objectives.
 Societal objectives.
Objectives

1) Individual Objectives – help employees in achieving their personal goals, which in turn, enhances the
individual contribution to an organization.
2) Organizational Objectives – assist the organization with its primary objective by bringing individual
effectiveness.
3) Functional Objectives – maintain the department’s contribution at a level suitable to the organization’s
needs.
4) Societal Objectives – ensure that an organization is ethically and socially responsible to the needs and
challenges of the society. 
Activities

 Training and development have three main activities: training, education, and development.
 TRAINING - This activity is both focused upon, and evaluated against, the job that an individual currently
holds.
 EDUCATION - This activity focuses upon the jobs that an individual may potentially hold in the future, and
is evaluated against those jobs.
 DEVELOPMENT - This activity focuses upon the activities that the organization employing the individual,
or that the individual is part of, may partake in the future and is almost impossible to evaluate.
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.
Importance of training and development

 Offers optimum utilization of Human resources

 Enhances skill development
 Increases productivity
 Improves organizational culture
 Improve quality and safety
 Increase profitability
 Improves the company's morale and corporate image
Benefits of training

1. Training improves the quantity and quality of the workforce. It increases the skills and knowledge base of
the employees.
2. It improves upon the time and money required to reach the company’s goalsTraining helps to identify the
highly skilled and talented employees and the company can give them jobs of higher responsibilities.
3. Trained employees are highly efficient in comparison to untrained ones.
4. Reduces the need to constantly supervise and overlook the employees.
5. Improves job satisfaction and thus boosts morale.
Benefits of development

1. Exposes executives to the latest techniques and trends in their professional fields.
2. Ensures that the company has an adequate number of managers with knowledge and skill at any given point.
3. Helps in the long-term growth and survival of the company.
4. Creates an effective team of managers who can handle the company issues without fail.
5. Ensures that the employees utilize their managerial and leadership skills in particular to the fullest.
Advantages of training and development

 Helps employees develop new skills and increases their knowledge.

 Improves efficiency and productivity of individuals and teams.
 Creates new and improved job positions.
 Keeps employees motivated and enhance contribution levels.
Disadvantages of training and development

 It is a relatively expensive process.

 There is a risk that after the training and development session, the employee can quit the job.
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