We explain what training is, its benefits, objectives and what types exist. Also, why it is important for companies.
What is training?
In the world of work and business, training is the set of didactic or training activities teaching and improvement of the work capacities offered to the workers of an organization or company. They aim to expand their knowledge, abilities or aptitudes.
The different forms of training that exist point to different features and skills necessary to meet the objectives of the organization. For the worker, they constitute a source of improvement, which allows them to aspire to job improvements or more sophisticated forms of work, which in turn can be translated, for example, into salary improvements.
From all points of view, it is a form of improvement of the human Resources of any organization.
Training types
Training can be given in as many areas as skills or knowledge are required of the workers. It can be offered in a specific, massive, formal or informal, specific or continuous way, depending on the training program that is implemented.
Thus, a specific training culminates once the new knowledge or skills have been imparted, while a continuous one does not present a predictable future end. A massive training involves many workers at the same time, while a specific one is delivered at the rate of one at a time.
Training objectives
The main objective of all forms of training is the transmission of new knowledge, the developing new skills or the learning in the handling of new tools.
In any case, they always involve the acquisition of knowledge that can then be put into practice, and are generally oriented towards the satisfaction of some goal of the organization, thus aspiring to enhance their human Resources.
Importance of training
The importance of training within a business Your organization should never be underestimated. The training of specialized personnel guarantees the performance of the tasks necessary for the organization to fulfill its tasks.
It is necessary especially in those cases in which the use of complex tools, dangerous devices or simply requires very specific knowledge that, otherwise, workers could not have.
For example, minimal training is essential for a worker in a steel plant to use a casting machine expertly, safely, and productively. Otherwise, the worker would have to acquire knowledge through experience, putting himself in risk himself and others in the process.
In addition, in many cases, experience is not enough, since there are factors that can only be appreciated in the long term but that must be taken into account in the daily task.
Training benefits
The companies that invest in the training of their personnel generally obtain benefits in the short, medium and long term such as:
- Obtaining workers specialized in high precision work, high risk or handling complex tools, who will carry out the priority tasks of the company.
- Promoting the sense of belonging between the body of the workers and the company, also allowing job promotion and the opening of new positions, crucial for the growth of the organization.
- Increased productivity and reduction of organizational losses, delays or “bottlenecks”.