Training and development

What is training and development?

Training and development is used by every business to make sure that their staff can do their jobs at the best of their ability, by making sure staff are trained they will feel more confident with their work, and strive to achieve more. Training can take place within the work place, at home or at an offsite facility.

Induction week

New graduates entering a HR manager retail chain will need to have an induction into the company, to make their transaction in to the company better; there are 3 main areas where induction must focus Practical activates, group talks and integration and shadowing.

Practical activates to build confidence will be very important as the graduate will be coming into a new environment which could be a bit overwhelming, this will also help to build teams so the graduates will get to know other people who will be working with them making it easier latter on when group work needs to be efficient and effective. As well as this by holding practical activities it will build a loyalty and relationship between the new graduates and the business.

Group talks and integration will be very important as this will give the new
graduates a chance to meet and see what the current employees with in the business are like, giving them an idea of how they will have to behave and work. This will also reduce how nervous the graduates are feeling as they will have meet the employees that currently work for the business and have a chance to ask them questions and build up a relationship with them

Shadowing is also a good tool to use in inductions as the graduates will get to know exactly what is expected of them when they will be working for the business and what type of work load they will have so that when they start working they do not feel like they have a huge work load being placed on them

Where to train?

Most of the training will be done within the business as this will save money as a coach won’t need to be rented or a hall. As well as this by doing the training in the business they will be working in they will get to learn their way around so that when they come to work their properly, they will not need to waste time finding out where things are and getting lost and teaching them a routine.

Is induction affective?

Induction can be used as a very effective tool if the business gets it right as employees will feel a bond to the businesses quicker and be more motivated to work and perform better. It will also save money later on as the employees would have received important training in the begging of their career setting them up for their time at the business making it possible for them to achieve more.