It is not enough to make the selection of right men for the appropriate jobs but it is necessary to acquaint them with the real situations of work and effective methods of operating machines and equipments. Training is the only means to achieve this end. It imparts the practical knowledge of the work. It is also necessary to make workers alert and active. Training is useful for both employer employees. It increases the productivity of the workers and the output for the organization. The benefits of training can be summarized as below:
Advantages/Benefits of Training to the Business
1. Increase in production and productivity-
The trained worker becomes efficient in his work. His productivity is increased and as such production also increases.
2. Proper use of machines and equipments-A trained employee has the knowledge of operating requisite machines and equipments. He handles them properly and methodically. The appropriate use of tools and equipments enables the most suitable use of resources.
3. Lesser accidents – Due to the operational efficiency of the trained worker and the complete knowledge about the working of plants and machines chances of accident are reduced.
4. Lesser supervision Trained workers have the
knowledge about their work and equipments, therefore, lesser supervision is required.
5. Improved quality of goods – Goods manufactured by trained workers are superior in quality as compared to goods produced by untrained workers. This is due to the application of right method, technique and handling of equipments.
6. Helpful in the development of the business – Due to the improved quality of goods at minimum sacrifice, cost of production is reduced. Proper use of resources also results in economy. The competitive strength of the organization becomes better than other organizations. All these factors help in the development of the business..
Advantages of Training to Employees
1. Easy employment – A trained worker has better
chances of gelling job as compared to untrained workers.
2. Increased efficiency and productivity- Trained
worker has the practical experience of real situations of the work and knowledge of equipments, which increases his efficiency and productivity.
3. More adoptability – The trained employee can easily adopt the up-to-date modern methods, technique and changes in the work.
4. Compensating incomplete education – Our incomplete system of education provides only general education.The training provides practical education as regards specific work. It means the training completes what the education failed to do.
5. Boosting morale – A trained employee has theo-
retical and practical knowledge of the work. He develops self-confidence and works with overall command of situations. The satisfaction due to successful accomplishment of the job boosts his morale.
6. Increases the mobility – Trained employee knows his job well and he can easily shift from one place to other place and from one organization to other organization.
7.Better chances of promotion – As the trained employee has the requisite qualification and training he can be promoted to higher grades and position, more easily than untrained workers.
