TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

TRAINING

To meet the industrial challenges and competition domestically and globally Organizations consider investing in training as a highly important organizational function. Therefore training plays an important part in developing employees by enhancing their knowledge, skills, and capabilities. while benefiting the employee's career development training contributes to the overall growth and success of the organisation immensely,

"Training Function " is a process of 

1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Implementing

SETTING UP AND EFFECTIVE HR TRAINING ECOSYSTEM

To create a robust job training and development ecosystem an ongoing commitment, investment and collaboration among stakeholders to align with organizational goals and contribute to the growth and success of the organization is the most important requirement.

1. Making an analysis of the current situation

• Identifying Organizational Goals and Objectives.
• Assess current skills and knowledge
• Analyse existing training programmes

2. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Involving Key stakeholders in input and support for training and development initiatives
• creating a steering committee

3. Define Training and Development objectives

• Specify clear learning objectives
• Align with business goals 

4. Design Personalized learning paths in  the training function

• Create customized learning paths
• Personalise learning journeys

5. Select Training and Development Technologies

• Investing in learning platforms
  
• Explore emerging technologies

6. Content Development

• Create a curated content
• Development of multimedia resources

7. Delivery Methods

• Offer multiple delivery options

8. Measurement and Evaluation

• 
  Defining KPIs (Key Performing Indicators) and Metrics
• Regularly assess progress
  
• Gather feedback
• Regularly assess impact

9. Continuous improvement

• Staying Updated
• Adopting continuous needs

10. Promote a Learning culture

• Encourage a culture of learning
• Recognise and reward learning achievements
• 
  Communicate learning and development opportunities
  
• Encourage Participation
  
• Allocate Resources

TRAINING FUNCTIONS WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY 

In today's competitive business environment, the development of effective employees is very important. With the landscape, innovative technologies revolutionize the approach accordingly by making training in human resources more efficient, engaging and data-driven. 

• Training Management System 

TMS  (Training Management System) is used for training promotions and course registration which are done centrally. It is also used for tracking employee attendance and report generation for training effectiveness. 

• Virtual Reality (VR) & Augmented Reality (AR)

Virtual Reality (VR)

 Virtual Reality is commonly used in video games, medical practices and military training. but modern-day organizations use VR for business purposes and a popular method in organizations for virtual meetings among staff, management or other parties.

Applications of VR  include 

• Entertainment ( Video Games),
• Education (such as medical, safety, or military training)
• Business (such as virtual meetings)

Augmented Reality(AR)

AR ( Augmented Reality)gives an interactive experience that combines the real world with AI

( Artificial Intelligence) content. The content can span multiple sensory Modalities. They are,

     Visual

     Auditory

     Haptic

     Somatosensory

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 AR can be defined as a system that incorporates these  basic features: 

• A combination of real and virtual worlds
•  Accurate 3D registration of virtual and real objects in Real-time interaction.
•  Additive to the natural environment or destructive 

By Using AR Organizations can provide an immersive, multisensory experience that's often more effective than traditional lectures, handouts, and textbooks. which is a greater way for training and a quicker way for mastery and a valuable investment for the organization as well.

•   E-Learning Tools

 Authoring tools in E-learning like  'Articulate Storyline' or 'Adobe Captive' can be used to create custom learning modules with interactive content. 

•  Using Video conferencing and Webinars 

 These methods became extremely popular during the global pandemic and at present it has become common in organizations to use platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Webex to Host virtual training sessions and webinars to reach teams from all over the world.

• Gamification

                              https://youtu.be/IpG7xXaf-nA?si=3j-Xq1Ge_G9uVsW6

Gamification is a process of using game mechanics, elements and principles and applying them to a non-game context to engage users better.

By Including the latest technology in these ways, organizations can make their training function more efficient, scalable, and engaging. Technology can also provide valuable data and insights that enable continuous improvement and better alignment of the training and development role of human resource management with organizational goals.

DEVELOPMENT

"Development Function" in an organization refers to the nature of change that influences in employees, particularly managerial personnel through the education process of training.

According to " National Conference Board" development is definition development is " All those activities and programmes when recognized and controlled, have substantial influence in changing the capacity of the individual to perform his/her assignment better and doing so are likely to increase his/her potential for future assignments."The National Conference Board defined development as          " Managerial Development"

Difference between "Training & Development"

Four 'W's can bring out the differences between training and development.

                                                            

            

	Training	Development
WHO?	Non-managerial personnel	Managerial personnel
WHAT?	Technical skills	Conceptual skills
WHY?	For specific task/job	For multiple professions
WHEN?	Shot-term	Long-term

Training- Development contains the following stages

• Manual Skills
• Specific Job Techniques
• Techniques
• Concepts
• Philosophy

Benefits of Training and Development in an Organization

• Increase Efficiency
• Increase Morale
• Better Human Relations
• Reduce supervision
• Increase Organizational Viability and Flexibility

References

Knowles, M.S., Holton III, E.F. and Swanson, R.A., 2014. The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development. Routledge. Buckley, R. and Caple, J., 2009. The theory and practice of training. Kogan Page Publishers. Álvarez Arregui, E., Rodríguez Martín, A., Agudo Prado, S. and Arreguit, X., 2017. Inclusive ecosystem model for the management of knowledge, training and innovation: progress, difficulties and challenges. Aula Abierta. Boothby, D., Dufour, A. and Tang, J., 2010. Technology adoption, training and productivity performance. Research Policy, 39(5), pp.650-661.

https://time.ly/blog/the-training-function-in-human-resources-management-hrm/

Virtual reality. (2024, March 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality

Augmented reality. (2024, March 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality

Gamification. (2024, March 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification

https://youtu.be/IpG7xXaf-nA?si=3j-Xq1Ge_G9uVsW6

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