Human Resource Management - Training & Development

Human Resource Management - Training & Development

Training and Development is one of the main functions of the human resource management department.

Training refers to a systematic setup where employees are instructed and taught matters of technical knowledge related to their jobs.

It focuses on teaching employees how to use particular machines or how to do specific tasks to increase efficiency.

Benefits of Training

• Training improves the quantity and quality of the workforce. It increases the skills and knowledge base of the employees.

• It improves upon the time and money required to reach the company’s goals. For e.g. Trained salesmen achieve and exceed their targets faster than inexperienced and untrained salesmen.

• Training helps to identify the highly skilled and talented employees and the company can give them jobs of higher responsibilities.

On-the-Job Training

• Training, sometimes informal, conducted while an employee is at work.

• Most of the IT engineer, software developer, salesperson are trained on job.

Off-the-Job Training

• Training conducted in a controlled environment away from the work site.

• It can be any job which have specific training center.

Vestibule Training

• Training using the same equipment, but in a simulated environment.

Development refers to the overall holistic and educational growth and maturity of people in managerial positions.

The process of development is in relation to insights, attitudes, adaptability, leadership and human relations.

Benefits of Development

• Exposes executives to the latest techniques and trends in their professional fields.

• Ensures that the company has an adequate number of managers with knowledge and skill at any given point.

• Helps in the long-term growth and survival of the company.

• Creates an effective team of managers who can handle the company issues without fail.

• Ensures that the employees utilize their managerial and leadership skills in particular to the fullest.

Multiple Choice

Development refers to the overall holistic and educational growth and maturity of people in managerial positions.

• True

• False