Employee Training and Career Development

Employee Training and Career Development






Employee Training and Career Development
HRM 300
August 10, 2015
Employee Training and Career Development
Employee training and career development is very important to the success of an organization and the future of the employee with a company. Organizations that put forth the time and resources to empower and engage employees will be rewarded with a higher retention rate, more loyal employees, and higher production rate. When an employee is trained for their job they are being given the tools they need to succeed. When they succeed the employer has a happier employee and their production increases. To avoid a plateau, employers will continue to develop employees’ skill set which results in the increased effort of the employee. Employees will then use those developed skills to move within the company.
Various employee development methods exist and are implemented based on the needs of the employee and employer. According to the text book (2013, pp. 206-207), job rotation is employee movement within the company; whether it be lateral or horizontal. Moving within the company broadens an employee’s knowledge and brings a fresh set of eyes and ears to a department. Committee assignment forms a temporary task force of employees who work to correct a problem, work towards a decision, or learn by watching others complete the job. These jobs can be temporary or permanent. Involvement with a committee promotes team work and broadens an employee’s work experience. Another example of employee development is adventure training. Job rotation and committee assignment are considered on-the-job training. Adventure training, considered an off-the-job training, takes employee development from the office workplace to the outdoors. It forces employees to work together as a team to succeed and begins to build relationships, or cements ones that are already in existence, between coworkers. Depending on the scenario, it can reflect how a person is likely to act when...

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