Training Benefits Training:
{"Image DocumentName": "Training Benefits Training:", "Image ImageDescription": "Improves individual, team and organization performance. Supports employee retention strategies. Increases flexibility. Improves customer service. May increase job satisfaction. May decrease errors in the workplace. Training benefits both the organization and its employees. Training is an investment that employers provide to benefit the employee and the organization as a whole. Training interventions can be expensive to implement, so it is important to understand the benefits. Training improves individual, team and organization performance. Adding new skills, knowledge and experience enables employees to improve their performance and become more efficient at what they do. This leads to higher productivity, which benefits the organization as a whole. Training supports employee retention strategies. Employers that invest in training become desirable employers; people want to work for them, which aids recruitment efforts. Similarly, effective training programs improve employee retention; it shows that the employer invests in and values its employees. However, employers must be careful not to spend too much time or money training employees only to have them leave and take their newly acquired knowledge and skills to another organization. Some employers require a departing worker to refund the organization for part or all of college or university course fees if the employee leaves shortly after taking the course. Training increases flexibility. Cross-training allows organizations to assign highly skilled employees to different work areas when needed. This means that if a team member is absent, someone else can do that employee\u2019s job and maintain productivity. Training improves customer satisfaction. Customers are likely to be more satisfied when they interact with skilled employees who can effectively help them. This improves the organization\u2019s reputation and may provide a competitive advantage over rivals. Training may increase job satisfaction. Many employees enjoy learning and having the chance to try new things. This may improve their job satisfaction. It may also encourage employees to seek promotions if they know they will receive the necessary training to do the job. Training may decrease errors in the workplace. Highly trained employees are less likely to make costly errors . \u00a9SHRM 2011.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}