Administration Why Employees Should Take Training By: Darren Cantrill otherwise known about or sought out themselves. Employees who feel appreciated and challenged through training opportunities will feel more satisfaction towards their jobs. The
Henry Ford said it best āThe only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave, is not training them, and having them stay.ā
Lack of training leads to employees who feel unappreciated in their job and a list goes on and onā¦ general sense that their job doesnāt matter. DOT has primarily focused on Lunch and Learn sessions around the Microsoft suite of applicaWhat are the impacts if we donāt encourage tions. If you can pick up just one thing you didnāt training? know before the training that will help you with your job responsibilities, then it makes it worth 1. Unhappy employees and high turnover your time to attend. 2. Low rates of production 3. Unsafe work environments I leave you with one more quote from Sir Richard 4. Increased business expenses Branson āTrain people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so that they donāt What are the impacts if we encourage training? want to.ā 1. Happy employees are more productive 2. Eļ¬ective training equals increased productivity 3. Training and retaining current employees is cheaper than hiring new ones 4. Trained employees work smarter The investment in training that a company makes shows employees that they are valued. Training creates a supportive workplace. Employees can gain access to training they wouldnāt have PAGE 4