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 Training and Development







Introduction

Training and Development is the process of investing in people, and then they are equipped to perform well. This is a part of Human Resources Management where every organization has to face to motivate their employees. However, the amount, quality and quantity of training carried out by organization is differing from other organizations. Organizations have to train their employees very well (The Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance, 2018).

Training and Development

As Reynolds (2005) pointed out, training has a support to increase learning: ‘It should be reserved for situations that justify amore directed, expert-led approach rather than viewing it as a comprehensive and all-pervasive people development solution.’

According to Armstrong (2000), “Training is systematic development of knowledge, skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform adequately a given task or job”. Organizations provide development and enhance the quality of new and existing employees in an organized way. Individuals, groups and organizations improve their learning and development in a systematic way through Training (Khawaja & Nadeem (2013).

Training  has  the  distinct  role  in  the  achievement  of  an    organizational    goal    by   incorporating the interests  of  organization  and  the  workforce  (Stone 2002).

It’s a necessary thing for Organizations to design the training very carefully. Organizations who are developing and designing good training according to the needs of employees, brings good results to them as well as to the organization (Partlow 1996). It seems that Training design plays a very vital role in the employee as well as organizational performance. But a bad training design is nothing it’s a loss of time and money (Tsaur and Lin, 2004).

On the job training, is a better way to get the knowledge about the job for employees (Deming, 1982). People learn from their Practical experience better than the theoretical knowledge. On the job training reduces cost and saves time (Flynn et al., 1995). It’s better for the organization to give employees on the job training because it is cost effective and time saving and also it is good for the organization to give their employees on the job training so that their employees learn in a practical way (Tom Baum et al., 2007).

Delivery style is a very important part of Training and Development (Braga, 1995). Employees are very conscious about the delivery style; if someone is not delivering the training in an impressive way it means it’s a waste of time (Mark A. Griffin et al., 2000). It is very important for a trainer to engage its audience during the training session and delivery style means so much in the Training and Development (Phillip seamen et al., 2005).

Figure 03: Impact of Training & development on the organizational Performance


Source: Impact of Training and Development on Organizational Performance (2011)

Examples from Banking Industry

  • The Bank in which I’m currently employed is giving mandatory training program annually to each and every employee to develop their skills and ability

  •        Conducting overseas training programs and training programs with other banks                   Entering into a formal training agreement with Manipal University, India to train credit underwriters on advanced Credit Evaluation Skills.
  • Introduction of ‘Train the Trainers’ sessions to cover whole branch network
  • Practical training at computer labs
  •       Chances to share knowledge, gain at training programs and give new ideas for the betterment of the bank                                                                                                                              A comprehensive training and development plan facilitates employee learning on the subject and sharing of learnings while supporting competency development in this area.
  •      Training Programs shared with other banks                                                                                              Our staff members handling E&S conducted training programmes for the other Bank staff under SLBA SBI principles and E&S evaluation.
  •       Its mitigating the risk bank faces by training the employees                                                                                              Conducted training to enhance risk awareness and to develop a risk culture within HNBF.

  • .         Increasing the Online training hours.


               Conducting Training programs for Banks Each level

Source: Annual Report - HNB Sri Lanka, 2020



Reference


2005. Paul D. Reynolds: Entrepreneurship Research Innovator, Coordinator, And Disseminator. [ebook] Available at: <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5158285_Paul_D_Reynolds_Entrepreneurship_Research_Innovator_Coordinator_and_Disseminator/link/00463521551b6c46a3000000/download>.

Carlos A. Primo Braga. 1995. “The Impact of the Internationalization of Service on Developing Countries”. Article based on a World Bank report, Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries Washington. Retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/fandd/english/0396/articles/070396.htm

Deming,   W.E.   1982. Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position, MIT Center for Advanced Engineering, Cambridge, MA.employment in Northern Ireland”. Tourism and Hospitality Research Vol: 7, pp: 269–280

Flynn, B.B., Schroeder, R.G., Sakakibara, S.  1995. "The impact  of  quality management  practices  on performance  and  competitive  advantage", Decision Sciences, Vol. 26 pp.659-91

Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2011. Impact of Training and Development on Organizational Performance. [online] 11(07), p.3. Available at: <https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/546/487>.

Hnb.net. 2020. 2019 Annual Report - HNB Sri Lanka. [online] Available at: <https://www.hnb.net/2019>.

Khawaja & Nadeem (2013): “Training and Development Program and its Benefits to Employee and Organization: A Conceptual Study”.  European Journal of Business and Management. ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online). Vol.5, No.2, 2013.

Mark A. Griffin.  Andrew Neal.2000 “Perceptions of Safety at Work: A Framework for Linking Safety Climate to Safety Performance,  Knowledge,  and Motivation”. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Vol. 5(3), pp:347-358

Michael  Armstrong. 2000.  “Understanding  training”.Human Resource Management    Practice.8th Edition. Kogan page limited, London. pp:543

Partlow, C.G. 1996.  "Human-resources practices  of  TQM hotels", Cornell Hotel&    Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Vol. 37 No.5, pp.67-77

Phillip Seamen. Anita Eves. 2005. “The management of food safety—the role of food hygiene training in the UK service sector”. International journal of hospitality management Vol. 25(2), pp: 278-296

Stone  R  J.  (2002), Human Resource Management 2nd Edition, Jhon Wiley & Sons 2002.

Tom Baum.Frances   Devine.   2007. “Skills and training in the hotel sector: The Case of front office 

Tsaur,   S.H.,   Lin,   Y.C.2004. "Promoting service quality in tourist hotels: the role of HRM practices and   service behavior", Tourism Management, Vol. 25 pp.471-

IOSR Journalof Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 2018. The Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance. [online] 20(7), pp.20-23. Available at: <http://www.iosrjournals.org>.



Comments

  1. In addition to your views Tahir et al. (2014) say, training and development are key imperatives in an organizations human resource management aspect, as it impacts the organizational performance and effectiveness by allowing the employees to acquire practices, know-hows and techniques which are essential for the job roles.

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  2. Agree on your views. Furthermore suggested by bell et at., (2017), the design and the delivery of the training programms should be consists with targeting skills and tasks to being trained. The extent of the effectiveness of the relevant training depends on the level of learning outcomes and further, trainers’ delivery style and the training arrangement with an attractive design encourages active and self-regulated learning of the participants.

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  3. I agree with your views, Usually companies offered tuition reimbursement package to their employees so that they can improve their knowledge and education. It has been found by the Corporate University that almost 10 percent of employees are entitled for this benefit (Rosenwald, 2000).

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  4. According to Andrew (2011) training provide additional benefits by increasing employees’ feelings of competence and self-worth and also employees who are properly trained in new technologies are more productive and less resistant to job change.

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  5. Agree with you. Training is the organized way in which organizations provide development and enhance quality of new and existing employees. Training is viewed as a systematic approach of learning and development that improve individual, group and organization (Goldstein& Ford, 2002) in Khawaja & Nadeem (2013).

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