Staff training, why is this needed?
Still all business owners are of the opinion that staff training should be conducted. But business is evolving. Competition is growing. And the task of any company is not only to survive, but to remain competitive for as long as possible. The success of the enterprise depends directly on the performance of its employees. Therefore, the problem of staff training is relevant for many companies.
Regarding the problem of employee training, you should proceed from the goals and needs of the company. Then it will become clear: why to train, whom, how, what and when? With the next few articles we will try to answer these questions.
Why do we need staff training?
Upskilling. An employee armed with new knowledge can generate new ideas and easily deal with many problems. Motivation. By gaining additional knowledge at the company's expense, the employee feels management cares about its employees. Realizing that they are investing money in staff training, he begins to strive for maximum productivity in his workplace.
The specifics of the profession. Employees of medical facilities, programmers, accountants and a number of other professionals by status are required to keep track of advances in their field. Otherwise, they will lose their qualifications.
Compliance with standards. In some cases, for example, in order to pass the certification of an international quality system, the company must include in its structure, among other mandatory conditions, a permanent system of staff training.
International cooperation. The availability of a certain number of diplomas and certifications for employees can be essential in some types of business (e.g., IT). This is a prerequisite for obtaining partner status (and with it a number of advantages) of a large international corporation.
Lack of specialists. It is often necessary to train company employees due to the lack of ready specialists on the market. There is no way to do without retraining.
Company strategy. In some companies staff training is included in the production strategy, there they strive to educate their management staff from scratch.