The Process Of Training And Development

By Peter Powell


Regardless of what profession you are involved in, learning is something that occurs on a continuous basis. This may happen with or without our knowledge. In many cases, there is a need to facilitate training and development at personal or institutional level. This kind of learning is referred to as intentional learning (as opposed to incidental learning). We will look at some of the ways through which this can be made possible.

Every organization (whether private or public) has the responsibility of ensuring that employees are trained regularly. Individual employees should also remember that they have a role to play in development and need to work in collaboration with their employers. They should challenge themselves to have individual goals on personal development that are in line with the goals of the firm.

One of the ways in which the organization can encourage professional growth and development is by providing a suitable environment for the same. Each employee needs to have a clearly defined job description on which further training can be based. They should all have basic competencies that will help the organist ion succeed both in the present and in the future.

Learning opportunities should be identified in every-day activities. One should attempt to take on new challenges often. Job expanding is one of the ways of doing this. It involves the assignment of newer duties to an employee who has mastered a certain set of skills and requires greater challenge. The same benefit may be achieved through job rotation where employees get a chance to temporarily work in a different department of an organization.

You need to conduct regular self-assessments so as to determine whether or not any progress is taking place. The assessment is usually centered on skills, strengths values, experiences and weaknesses. There are numerous tools that can be used for this on the internet. They may be obtained freely or at a small fee. If you are not in a position to get them, then you can conduct the same exercise by comparing yourself to persons that have similar job descriptions.

Committees are typically made up of employees from different departments. This gives the members an opportunity to learn from each other and expound their knowledge of different aspects of their organization. In the end, the entire organization benefits since the individual employees gain more skills and knowledge and grow professionally. Every employee should be given an opportunity to be part of such committees whenever the chance arises.

Skills can be easily transferred from one employee to another through job shadowing. This refers to the act of working alongside a more experienced colleague. Skills are mainly acquired through observation. This method is among the cheapest and most effective ways of imparting skills to new employees in an organization. A similar method is coaching where the coach instructs the employees on how to gain a certain skill.

Further studies are necessary for all employees regardless of their level of responsibility. This comprises both self-study and enrollment for courses in colleges or universities. There are a number of websites that help people to gain in both skill and knowledge (popularly known as e-learning). Such websites may belong to universities or professional associations where training is done formally or to accomplished individuals in the industry where the training is informal.




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