Training

• Training is a range of activities giving employees job-related skills and knowledge
• Benefits of training


  • Improves productivity
  • More motivated employees
  • Improved rates of retention
• Drawbacks of training

  • Expensive
  • Employees may still leave after being trained
• Induction training is the training given to an employee when the just start the job
• On the job training is given in the workplace
• On the job training

  Pros:

  • Cheaper
  • Trained by other employees

  Cons:

  • Unlikely to bring in new ideas
  • Negative traits may be passed on
• Off the job training is provided outside the employees place of work
• Off the job training

  Pros:

  • Can bring in new ideas to a business
  • Good motivation due to it being expensive

  Cons:

  • Expensive