Training and Development

Developing people or Management development is an activity designed to improve the performance of existing managers,further fulfill the needs of the organisation in the future. A training personnel needs the right knowledge,skills and teaching/coaching abilities,experience,expertise and resources to meet training needs.

Training would normally be imparted to employees so as to improve the job performance of current employees, to multitasking staff, to raise the general level of management thinking, to provide managerial talent and excel in ones field in return benefiting the organisation.

Identification of training needs is the first step and a critical one in the training activity, most of the time job descriptions of individuals as perceived by them and their seniors is different resulting in lower levels of performance and appraisal.

Next identification of the trainer, the trainer should have sound knowledge of the subject, adapting his training styles to the audience in training, using various techniques and generating interest in the subject being dealt with, most importantly possess the attitude of openness to ideas and relating and adapting new techniques.

All good managers are not necessarily good trainers or a good supervisor on the job need not be a good trainer thus preference should be given to a person who can put across the concept and convince individuals to adapt to correct techniques.

Training material provided should have relevant details, precise and easy to understand.Training methods and techniques should contribute to maintaining interest and high degree of participation and capable of inducing knowledge.

Evaluation of training which is the most important factor as this will show the end result of training. Evaluation can be done on the job, in an appraisal on a rating scale or with a questionnaire.

Finally the training process should be well defined to meet the needs of the employer and employee mutually befitting all concerned, elevating and boosting confidence and awareness in ones self.