OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING

Objectives of training methods can be determined generally as below.

a) Increase job satisfaction and morals among employees

b) Increase employee motivation

c) Increase efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain

d) Increase capacity to adopt new technologies and methods

e) Increase innovation in strategies and products

f) Reduce employee turnover
g) Enhance company image, e.g., conducting ethics training (not a good reason for ethics training!)
h) Risk management, e.g., training about sexual harassment, diversity training
Objectives of orientations are different from other methods, because it is given for the new employees
of the organization at the beginning of their career at organization. Orientation training should
emphasize the following topics:
(i) The company's history and mission.

(i) The key members in the organization.

(ii) The key members in the department, and how the department helps fulfill the mission of the
company.

(iii) Personnel rules and regulations.
Objectives of the telling methods give an idea about the training area. Some times written parts also
can be seen in this method, but generally this method gives an understanding about the learning area.
Showing methods create a picture in trainees mind and it helps to bring the trainee to real situations
and that helps to practice decision making and general understanding in wide area, than telling
method. This method also helps to increase the creativity of the trainee.
Role playing generate leaders and decision makers. Such kind of things help the trainee to get a deep
understanding about the learning and working area. These kind of trainings can be used for junior
management levels and finally can make a competence, skillful employees. Job rotation reduces the
individual stress while training employees as generalists. By this training method, employer or
management can assign the trained employee to fill an internal vacancy, with out giving training
again. This will help the smooth flow of work at the organization. These kinds of trainings are better to
face absenteeism of an employee in any manner.
Technical training is unique for a job. Most of technicians are specialized for their fields. So these
technical trainings reduce wastage and accidents while maximizing the profit of a firm or the line.
These kinds of trainings create efficiency in the organizational production.


AC HIVE
(e) SELECT THE TRAINEES

There should be a correct procedure to select the employees for training programmes so that the
person who really needs the trainings can be select. Otherwise if the trained and well skillful
employees were selected for the same training which has no contribution to their improvement, it will
cost only money and time.

(f) SELECT THE TRAINING METHODS AND MODE

The training method and mode should be trainee friendly. If the education level of trainee is not in the
standard of the training programme, the trainee will be unable to understand the core of the training,
and then again the time of both employer and employee will be wasted. Employer should have a sense
to identify the methods which are effective for the training programme. The methods and mode can
differ from one training programme to other.

(g) EVALUATING OF TRAINING

Once after the training, there should be a procedure or a method to evaluate the training. That will
help for further developments and training programmes. After a good training programme, the trainee
should be developed. Development after training shows the effectiveness of the training programme.
The training is not a single task. It is a kind of process which is in the organizations. The training
process has several steps and that steps can be mentioned as follows.

a) Organizational Objectives
b) Needs Assessment
c) Identify the gap between standard and actual performances
d) Establish training objectives
e) Select the trainees
f) Select a training methods and mode
g) Evaluate the training