This document discusses training and its benefits. It defines training as a process that involves acquiring knowledge, skills, concepts and changing attitudes to enhance employee performance. Development helps employees handle future responsibilities with less emphasis on current duties. The benefits of training include increased productivity, quality and organizational climate. Training benefits both the organization through improved profitability and employees through growth, recognition and job satisfaction. The document outlines different types of training methods like on-the-job and off-the-job and provides examples. It also discusses the process of designing an effective training program.
2. TRAININGDEFINED
TRAINING is a learning process that involves the
acquisition of knowledge, sharpening of skills,
concepts, rules, or changing of attitudes and
behaviours to enhance theperformance of employees.
3. 1. Difference Between Training
Training focuses on
specific job knowledge
and skill that is to be
applied in the short run.
Development focuses on
broad knowledge and
insights that may be
required for adaptation
to environmental
demands in the future.
10. Need and basic purposes of
training
To Increase Productivity
To Improve Quality
To Help a Company Fulfil Its Future
Personnel Needs
To Improve OrganizationalClimate
To Improve Health and Safety
Obsolescence Prevention
Personal Growth
11. TheBenefitsof Training
How Training Benefits the Organisation
Leads to improved profitability and/or more positive
attitudes towards profit orientation.
Improves the job knowledge and skills at all levels of the
organization.
Improves the morale of the work force.
Helps people identify with organisationalgoals.
Helps create a better corporateimage.
12. TheBenefitsof Training
Aids in organisational development.
Helps prepare guidelines for work.
Aids in understanding and carrying out
organisational policies.
Provides information for future needs in all areas
of the organisation.
Organization gets more effective decision making
and problem solving.
Aids in developing leadership skills, motivation,
loyalty, better attitudes, and other aspects that
successful workers and managers usuallydisplay.
13. The Benefits of
Training
Aids in increasing productivity and/or quality of
work.
Helps keep costs down in many areas, e.g.,
production, personnel, administration, etc.
Develops a
organisation
sense of responsibility
for being competent
to the
and
knowledgeable.
Improves labour-management relations and
creates an appropriate climate for growth,
communication.
14. The Benefits of
Training
Reduces outside consulting costs by utilising
competent internal consulting.
Stimulates preventive management as opposed
to putting out fires.
Eliminates sub-optimal behaviour.
Helps employees adjust to change.
Aids in handling conflict, therebyhelping to
prevent stress and tension.
15. Benefits to the
Individual
Helps the individual in making better decisions
and effective problem solving
and
of
development,
recognition,
training
variables
growth,
are
responsibility and
internalized and
Through
motivational
achievement,
advancement
operationalised.
Aids in encouraging and achievingself-
development and self-confidence.
16. Benefits to the
Individual
Helps a person handle stress, tension, frustration
and conflict.
information for improving
knowledge, communication skills,
Provides
leadership
and attitudes.
Increases job satisfaction and recognition.
Moves a person towards personal goals while
improving interaction skills.
Satisfies personal needs of the trainee.
17. Benefits to the
Individual
Provides trainee an avenue for growth and a say in
his/her own future.
Develops a sense of growth in learning.
Helps a person develop speaking and listening skills;
also writing skills when exercises arerequired.
Helps eliminate fear in attempting newtasks.
18. Benefits in Intra and Inter-
group
Relatio
nsImproves communication between groupsand
individuals.
Improves interpersonal skills.
Makes organisation policies, rules and regulations
viable.
Improves morale.
Builds cohesiveness in groups.
Provides a good climate for learning, growth, and
coordination.
Makes the organisation a better place to work.
19. Identifying Training needs
Job
Present performance Desired performance
Gap
Setting Training Objectives and Policy
Designing Training Programme
Conducting the Training
Follow up and Evaluation
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20. Types of Training
Induction or Orientation Training:- It is concerned with
introducing or orienting anew employee to the organisation &
its procedure, rules & regulation.
JobTraining:- It relates to specific job which the worker hasto
handle, it gives information about machines, process of
productions, instructions to be followed, methods to be used &
soon.
Internship Training:- Under this method, the educational
institute enters into arrangement with an industrial enterprise
for providing practical knowledge to its students.
21. Refresher Training:- It meant for the old employees of the
enterprise. The basic purpose of refresher training is to
acquaint the existing workforce with the latest methods of
performing their jobs &improve their efficiency further.
In thewords of Dale Yoder, “Retraining programmes are
designed to avoid personnel obsolescence.”
Training for promotion:- The talented employees may be
given adequate training to make them eligible for
promotion to higher job in the organisation.
22. TrainingMethods
On-the-Job Methods Off-the-Job Methods
- Job Rotation
- Coaching
-Job Instruction/Training
through step by step
-Committee assignment
-Internships
-Apprentice
-Vestibule Training
- Role Playing
- Lecture Methods
- Conference or Discussion
-Programmed Instructions
-Lecture/Talks/Discussions
- Videos/Films
-Case study
-Demonstrations
23. On-the-Job Train ing M
ethods
This type of training, also known asjob
instruction training is the most commonly used
method. OJThasthe advantage of giving first
hand knowledge & experience under theactual
working condition while the traineelearns how
to perform ajob, he is also aregular worker
rendering the services for which he ispaid.
24. Managerial on-the-Job
Training
Job rotation
Moving a trainee from department to department to
broaden his or her experience and identify strong and
weak points.
Coaching/Understudy approach
The trainee works directly with a senior manager or
with the person he or she is to replace.
25. • JobInstruction
This method is also known as training through step by
step. Under this method, trainer explains, the trainee
the way of doing the job, job knowledge &skills &allow
him to do the job. The trainer appraises the
performance of the trainee, provides feedback
information &corrects.
CommitteeAssignments
Agroup of trainees are given and askedto solve an
actual organizational problem. Thetrainees solvethe
problem jointly. It develops teamwork.
26. Off-the-Job Training Methods
Under this method of training, trainee is separated
from the job situation & his attention is focusedupon
learning the material related to his future job
performance. There is an opportunity for freedom of
expression for thetrainees.
27. Off-the-job training method are asfollows :-
Vestibule training
Sensitivity training
Transactional analysis
Grid training
Role playing
Lecture methods
Conference or discussion
Programmed instruction
28. Off-the-Job Management Training and
Development Techniques
Vestibule Training:-
In this method, actual workcondition are simulated
in aclassroom. Material, files &equipment those
are used in actualjob performance are also used
in training. This type of training is commonly used
for training personnel for clerical & semi skilled
jobs. Theduration of training ranges from daysto
afew weeks.
29. Off-the-JOB Development
Methods
Sensitivity Training
ST or Laboratory training is a method of changing
individual behaviour through unstructured group
interaction
The main objective of ST is to develop among the
group members, an understanding of themselves and
other their relationships withothers
30. Off-the-JOB Development
Methods
Transactional Analysis
This is a theory of personality and provides an
approach for defining and analyzing the interaction
between people
The basic theory behind transactionalanalysis is that
an individual’s personality comprises of three ego
states
The parent
The child
The adult
31. Off-the-JOB Development
Methods
Grid Training
Its is a six phase program lasting from 3 to5 years
It starts with upgrading managerial skills, continues
to group improvement, improves inter group
relations, goes into corporate planning, develops
implementation methods and ends with an evaluation
phase
34. Role playing
Creating arealistic situation in which trainees assumethe
roles of persons in that situation. Thismethod of training
involves action, doing & practice. Theparticipants play the
role of certain characters, suchasthe productionmanager,
mechanical engineers, superintendents, maintenance
engineers, quality control inspectors, foreman, workers &
the like.This method is mostly used for developing
interpersonal interactions & relations.
35. Lecture Method
The lecture is traditional &direct method of
instruction. Theinstructor organizes the
material & gives it to agroup of trainees in the
form of atalk.
To be effective, the lecture must motivate&
create interest among the trainees. An
advantage of lecture method is that it is direct
& can be used for alarge group oftrainees.
36. Conference or Discussion-
It is a method in training the clerical , professional &
supervisory personnel. This method involves a group of
people who pose ideas, examine &share facts, ideas &data,
test assumption, &draw conclusion all of which contribute
to the improvement of job performance .
Discussion has the distinct advantage over the lecture
method in that the discussion involves two way
communication and hencefeedback is provided.
37. ProgrammedInstruction-
In recent years this method hasbecome popular. The
subject matter to be learned is presented inaseries of
carefully planned sequential units. Theseunits are
arranged from simple to more complex levels of
instruction. Thetrainees goesthrough these units by
answering question or filling theblanks .
This method is time consuming andexpensive.
38. DesignOf aTraining Programme
1.Identification of Training needs
• OrganisationalAnalysis
• TaskAnalysis
• HumanResourceAnalysis
2.Setting Training
Objectives
3.Organisation of TrainingProgramme
*Traineeand Instructor
*Periodof Training
4.Evaluation
of
Training
Results
41. (1)Training needsanalysis
A. Organization analysis: identify training needs ofthe
organization according to its long-term goals-set
the training goals.
B. Job analysis: identify training needs according tojob
descriptions and specifications—specify
skills/knowledge/behavior to be trained.
C. People analysis: identify people that need training
and their trainability-identify potentialtrainees.
42. (2) Instructional design
A. Set training goals.
B. Determine what to train.
C. Identify trainees.
D. Choose training materials.
E. Determine training modes and methods.
F. Select trainers.
G. Schedule training.
H. Develop training budget.
43. (3) Validation
A. Validate the training program before
implementation.
Pilot study: conduct the program with a small
number of trainees to test its effect.
Consultation: consult the trainees and their
supervisors on the appropriateness of the program.
B. Make revision of the training programs before
implementation.
44. (4) Implementation
A. Obtain continuous support fromline-management
to the training program.
B. Appoint manager for the training program.
C. Develop managing guidelines for the program.
D. Provide logistic support.
E. Conduct concurrent evaluation of the program.
45. (5) Evaluation andfollow-up
A. Types of evaluation:
Concurrent evaluation: evaluate training effects
during training.
Immediate final evaluation: evaluate training effects
at the end of the training.
Follow-up evaluation: evaluate training effectby
evaluating trainee performance overtime.
46. C.Formsof evaluation
Written tests: Check learning results ofknowledge.
Simulation: check learning results ofskills.
Interviews: check training effects by talking to the
trainees and their supervisors.
Questionnaire: check effectiveness of instruction
materials, trainer and trainingmethods.
Performance appraisal: check learning transfer and
training effectiveness on job.
47. Evaluation of Training Programme:-
o Reactions: Evaluation on the basis of Trainees reaction to the usefulness of
coverage of the matter, depth of the course content, method of presentation,
teaching methods etc..
o Learning:Evaluation on the basis of quantity of learning and time of
learning with the application of the knowledge gained through training.
oJob Behaviour: Evaluation based on the manner and extent to which the
trainee has applied his learning to his job.
oOrganisation: Evaluation based on the overall organisation’s
increased productivity, quality, morale, sales turnover etc..
oUltimate Value: Measurement of the ultimate result of the contributions of the
training programme to the company goals like survival, growth, profitability
etc..and to the individual goals like personality and social goals like CSR
activities.