Training and development

Training and development:

Training is the act fo increasing the knowledge and skill of an employee for doing a particular job. It gives new or present employees the skills they need to perform their jobs. It is a systmatic and organized procedure by which employees learn technical knowledge and skills for a definite purpose.

Training refers to the teaching and learning of activites which improves, changes, moulds the employee's knowledge, skill, behaviour and attitudes toward the requirments of the job and organisation. It is expected that the employees apply their newly  acquired knowledge and skills on the job in such a way to achieve organisational goals. Thus, training  bridges the difference between the job requirements and employee's present specification.

The primary objective of the training and development is  to improve individual and orgainsational performance. It is used to do a variety of things from informing, motivating, rewarding to changing behaviour and improving performance.