training Flashcards
Why is training important for employees?
Training provides workers with knowledge and skills to perform their jobs more effectively. It enables them to reach their potential, feel motivated, and supported by their employers.
How does training link to motivation?
Modern motivation theories suggest training is key to motivating workers. Without it, employees may feel let down and unfulfilled in their roles.
Why do large organisations use structured training programmes?
To meet both the organisation’s need for skilled workers and the employees’ need for advancement and achievement at work.
What is on-the-job training?
On-the-job training involves learning by doing. A more experienced worker shows or teaches the employee how to complete tasks in the actual workplace.
Give examples of on-the-job training.
Mentoring, job rotation, apprenticeships, and graduate training scheme
What is off-the-job training?
Training that takes place outside the workplace, such as college courses for NVQs or MBAs, or internal courses designed specifically for the business.
What are the benefits of on-the-job training?
No disruption from absence
Low cost
Training is directly job-relevant
What are the costs of on-the-job training?
Management time spent planning and delivering training
Possible lower output quality during training
Requires a good teacher, experienced and can teach
Could lead to accidents, especially in technical and dangerous jobs without proper training beforehand
What are the benefits of off-the-job training?
Broader skillset
New ideas introduced to the workplace
Employees gain valuable qualifications
What are the costs of off-the-job training?
Disruption due to employee absence
Course costs
Employees may leave to find better jobs
List 6 reasons businesses train workers.
To maintain high-quality output
To improve worker flexibility
To motivate staff
To enable job enrichment/enlargement
To retain high-quality staff
To attract new recruits with training opportunities
What is retraining and when is it needed?
Retraining updates employees’ skills due to changes in the work environment, such as:
Health and safety regulations
New technology
Updated work practices
New government schemes
What are apprenticeships?
Formal agreements where young employees receive workplace experience and training in exchange for a wage. They lead to a recognised qualification in the industry.
advantages
- Training provides workers with knowledge and skills which enable them to perform their jobs more effectively.
- Training is argued to be one of the keys to successful motivation of workers.
- Without training, workers are unlikely to reach their potential and may feel let down by their employers.
- Most large organisations now have structured training programmes, designed to satisfy both the organisation’s needs for skilled workers and employees’ needs for advancement and achievement in work.
- All businesses need to have workers with skills to ensure that production or provision of service is of the best quality possible.
- Training workers creates flexibility as workers become able to adapt to change more easily and contribute more to the business.
- Training motivates employees, thereby allowing workers to reach their potential and contribute fully to the business.
- Training can also be helpful when recruiting, as potential employees might be attracted by the opportunities offered.
