3 Good Reasons for Training

The problem is that for most employers training is a grudge purchase. Your employees should either come to you knowing how to do the job or “someone can just show them how to do it”. That’s my all time favourite and usually applied to excel skills. 

Did you know that most people grossly overestimate their excel ability? When you think you’re a 7 and your luddite boss can see that your excel skills are questionable, you are anything but a 7 out of 10. Maybe 7 out of 100.

In this fast paced and every changing world, it’s important that people keep up to date and while you may think it is the responsibility of your employees to keep themselves abreast of changes, when would you like them to do this if you don’t give them the time? Work life balance is important and unless it’s hugely to their own advantage most people will not give up their personal time to do this.

But here are 3 good reasons why you should spend money on training your employees (and yourself):

1.      Better able to do the job

Let’s go back to the excel example. If an employee has to spend 2 hours doing something that should take them 15 minutes because of a lack of skill in using excel, this is unproductive. If they have to do it on an ongoing basis, it’s really unproductive. Pay for the training, it’s honestly worth it in the end.  Everyone will thank you.

When an employee is empowered to do their job better it increases their confidence not just in that area where they have been upskilled but overall.

2.     People feel valued

Employees understand that training comes at a cost of both money and time. When they are the recipients of training, especially external training (online or in classroom but with an external service provider) they feel valued. It’s an active expression of worth.

3.     Reduces the cost of employment

When employees are made to feel like they matter, they are less inclined to look for another job. In this way, training reduces the cost of employment. This is the actual cost of the placement – whether you use an agency or not recruitment has a cost. When employees leave, they take knowledge of the company with them. New employees take time to get up to speed. Valuable, skilled employees are the ones who are most attractive to other organizations so you do not want to lose them needlessly.

Training doesn’t have to be hard skills training, soft skills training of some sort is something that most people need in some form or another and benefits the organization as a whole.

So, get some input from your employees, put together a training plan which doesn’t have to be fancy it just needs to be and make 2023 your year of employee development.

If you need some help, reach out to me I am more than happy to give you some additional pointers.

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