5. Training and Development Objectives

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, Organizational, Functional, and Societal. Training and development is a subsystem of an organization. It ensures that randomness is reduced and learning or behavioural change takes place in structured format.

 

Individual Objectives – help employees in achieving their personal goals, which in turn, enhances the individual contribution to an organization.

 

Organizational Objectives – assist the organization with its primary objective by bringing individual effectiveness.

 

Functional Objectives – maintain the department‘s contribution at a level suitable to the organization‘s needs.

 

Societal Objectives – ensure that an organization is ethically and socially responsible to the needs and challenges of the society.

 

The quality of employees and their development through training and education are major factors in determining long-term profitability of a small business. If you hire and keep good employees, it is good policy to invest in the development of their skills, so they can increase their productivity.

 

Training often is considered for new employees only. This is a mistake because ongoing training for current employees helps them adjust to rapidly changing job requirements. Reasons for emphasizing the growth and development of personnel include

Creating a pool of readily available and adequate replacements for personnel who may leave or move up in the organization.

 

Enhancing the company‘s ability to adopt and use advances in technology because of a sufficiently knowledgeable staff.

 

Building a more efficient, effective and highly motivated team, which enhances the

 

company‘s competitive position and improves employee morale.

 

Ensuring adequate human resources for expansion into new programs.

 

 BENEFITS:

 

Research has shown specific benefits that a small business receives from training and Developing its workers, including:

 

  • Increased productivity.
  • Reduced employee turnover.
  • Increased efficiency resulting in financial gains. Decreased need for supervision.

 

Employees frequently develop a greater sense of self-worth, dignity and well-being as they become more valuable to the firm and to society. Generally they will receive a greater share of the material gains that result from their increased productivity. These factors give them a sense of satisfaction through the achievement of personal and company goals.

 References

Training and development (no date) Whatishumanresource.com. Available at: https://www.whatishumanresource.com/training-and-development (Accessed: April 21, 2023).





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