Training initiatives/Human Capacity buildings are activities and workshops conducted in the workplace, to help businesses to train their staff in ways to learn and fully utilize their skills. Training initiatives also known as Learning and Development workshops, encourage creativity and productivity while also working to advance and improve multiculturalism and reduce HR concerns.
There are several employee training initiatives, but we will look at a handful that can be used in any organization.
- Cross-Training
Consider yourself to be a member of an elite military force. Each of you has the expertise, and you work well together. But then your communications officer gets gunned down. Do you pack your belongings and leave? Can you cancel the mission? Obviously not. Each team member has been cross-trained to perform the duties of the other members.
This similar concept is now applied in the corporate sphere. Cross-training is the process of teaching people how to accomplish their jobs and take on the obligations of another role. When a key employee is away sick or on vacation, this provides backup and gives the individual a sense of progress and improvement. The most basic technique to cross-train an employee is to have them observe their supervisor. This approach also known as Action Learning, provides learning through everyday chores and essential responsibilities. Employees who cross-train frequently feel more useful and appreciated, which leads to higher employee retention.
- Lectures/Workshops
Lectures/Workshops are a tried-and-true way of employee training, and they are especially beneficial when the goal is to transmit the same knowledge to a big group of employees, all at once. When employing lectures as a training endeavor, make sure that trainers take the time to ask pointed questions to measure the knowledge of the individuals in the group. In other words, make sure the workshop is very interactive. What this does, is to allow time for your staff to ask questions that require clarification and also learn from the life examples provided by the Facilitator.
- E-Learning
Because of its versatility, eLearning may be the greatest of the training programs discussed here. Each employee can study at their own pace, and work can be completed on the go with the help of a mobile device. eLearning is more efficient and cost-effective, and it is easily adaptable.
Creating an eLearning course helps you to reliably offer training information and assets to all employees.
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