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NEED AND BASIC PURPOSE OF
TRAINING
To increase productivity.
To improve quality.
Adapt to increased diversity of the workforce.
Obsolescence prevention.
To improve the organization climate.
Help employees understand how to work
effectively in teams to contribute to
company’s growth.
METHODS OF TRAINING
On the job training / coaching
This relates to formal training on the
job. A worker becomes experienced on the job
over time due to modification of job
behaviours at the point of training or
acquisition of skills.
Induction / orientation
This is carried out for new entrants on
the job to make them familiar with the total
corporate requirements like norms, ethics,
values, rules and regulations.
CONT …
Apprenticeship
A method of training where an
unskilled person understudies a skilled
person.
Vestibule training
This is done through industrial
attachment for the purpose of skills and
technology transfer. Employee placed in a
relevant area of work.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
MULTIMEDIA & ONLINE BASED TRAINING
The current move in organizations has been to
offer training through CDs, Web-based training
(WBT) .
Eighty-six percent of Training Investment
Leaders use CD-ROMs in some courses
and use intranets.
Around three out of 10 in U.S uses application
simulation and rapid e-learning tools, and 14
per cent used learning content management
systems.
PERFORMANCE CONSULTING
Human Performance Technology or performance
consulting include in-depth needs assessment
via interviews, surveys and focus groups.
It acts as an alternative to training offered
by progressive HR departments include coaching,
and facilitated planning sessions and large
group processes.
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM