Purpose and Benefits of training

Purpose and Benefits of training:

Purpose of training:

1.     To prepare the employee, both new & old to meet the present as well as the changing requirements of the job & the organization.

2.     To develop the potentialities of the people for the next level job.

3.     To ensure smooth & efficient working of a department.

4.     To ensure economical output of required quality.

5.     To build up a second line of competent officers & prepare them to occupy more responsible position.

6.     To prevent obsolesce.

Benefits of training:

1.     Increased productivity

2.     Heightened morale

3.     Reduced supervision

4.     Reduced accidents

5.     Increased organizational stability

Resistance to training:

Why do employees resist training?

a.     Normally people experience difficulties in learning new skills & knowledge. Hence, they resist training.

b.     The employees feel that management will entrust more work or new kinds of work which would require additional skills & knowledge. Hence, employees resist training.

c.      Training programme & sessions disturbs the employees from performing the routine duties & tasks.

d.     They are expected to learn more difficult activities & unlearn already practised skills.

e.      They loose their job authority & are expected to learn like students during their training programme.