Steps to Take in Training an Employee
Key Takeaways
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Employee training and development is the
framework for helping employees develop their personal and
organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. Training is important
to employee retention.
- There are four steps in training that should occur. Employee orientation
has the purpose of welcoming new employees into the organization. An
effective employee orientation can help reduce start-up costs, reduce
anxiety for the employee, reduce turnover, save time for the supervisor
and colleagues, and set expectations and attitudes.
- An in-house training program
is any type of program in which the training is delivered by someone
who works for the company. This could include management or HR. Examples
might include sexual harassment training or ethics training. In-house
training can also include components specific to a job, such as how to
use a specific kind of software. In-house training is normally done as a
second and ongoing step in employee development.
- A mentor form of training
pairs a new employee with a seasoned employee. This is usually the third
step in employee training. A mentor program for training should include
a formalized program and process.
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External training is any type of training not
performed in-house; part of the last training step, external training
can also be ongoing. It can include sending employees to conferences or
seminars for leadership development or even paying tuition for a class
they want to take.