Training is required for several purposes. Accordingly, training programmes may be of the following types:
1. Orientation Training: Induction or orientation training seeks to adjust newly appointed employees to work environment. Every new employee needs to be fully be made familiar with the job, his superior and subordinates and with the rules and regulations of the organizations. Induction training creates self-confidence in the employees. It is also known as pre-job training. It is brief and informative.
2. Job training: It refers to the training provided with a view to increase the knowledge and skills of an employee for improving performance on-the-job. Employees may be taught the correct methods of handling equipment and machines used in a job. Such training helps to reduce accidents, waste and inefficiency in the performance of the job.
3. Safety Training: Training provided to minimize accidents and damage to machinery is known as safety training. It involves instruction an the use of safety devices and in safety consciousness.
4. Promotional Training: It involves training to existing employees to enable them to perform higher level jobs. Employees with potential; are selected and they are given training before their promotion, so that they do not find it difficult to shoulder the higher responsibilities of the new positions to which they are promoted.
5. Refresher Training: When existing techniques become obsolete due to the development of better techniques, employees have to be trained in the use of new methods and techniques, employees have to be trained in the is of new methods and techniques. With the passage of time, employees may forget some of the methods of doing work. Refresher training is designed to revive and refresh the knowledge and update the skills of the existing employees. Short term refresher courses have become popular on account of rapid changes in technology and work methods. Refresher or re-training programmes are conducted to avoid obsolescence of knowledge and skills.
6. Remedial Training: Such training is arranged to overcome the shortcomings in the behavior and performance of the old employees. Some of the experienced employees might have picked up appropriate methods and styles of working. Such employees are identified and correct work methods and procedures are taught to them. Remedial training should be conducted by psychological experts
1. Orientation Training: Induction or orientation training seeks to adjust newly appointed employees to work environment. Every new employee needs to be fully be made familiar with the job, his superior and subordinates and with the rules and regulations of the organizations. Induction training creates self-confidence in the employees. It is also known as pre-job training. It is brief and informative.
2. Job training: It refers to the training provided with a view to increase the knowledge and skills of an employee for improving performance on-the-job. Employees may be taught the correct methods of handling equipment and machines used in a job. Such training helps to reduce accidents, waste and inefficiency in the performance of the job.
3. Safety Training: Training provided to minimize accidents and damage to machinery is known as safety training. It involves instruction an the use of safety devices and in safety consciousness.
4. Promotional Training: It involves training to existing employees to enable them to perform higher level jobs. Employees with potential; are selected and they are given training before their promotion, so that they do not find it difficult to shoulder the higher responsibilities of the new positions to which they are promoted.
5. Refresher Training: When existing techniques become obsolete due to the development of better techniques, employees have to be trained in the use of new methods and techniques, employees have to be trained in the is of new methods and techniques. With the passage of time, employees may forget some of the methods of doing work. Refresher training is designed to revive and refresh the knowledge and update the skills of the existing employees. Short term refresher courses have become popular on account of rapid changes in technology and work methods. Refresher or re-training programmes are conducted to avoid obsolescence of knowledge and skills.
6. Remedial Training: Such training is arranged to overcome the shortcomings in the behavior and performance of the old employees. Some of the experienced employees might have picked up appropriate methods and styles of working. Such employees are identified and correct work methods and procedures are taught to them. Remedial training should be conducted by psychological experts