Training is an organised activity for increasing the knowledge and skills of people for a definite purpose. It involves systematic procedures for transferring technical know-how to the employees so as to increase their knowledge and skills for doing specific jobs with proficiency. In other words, the trainees acquire technical knowledge, skills and problem solving ability by undergoing the training programme.
According to Edwin B. Flippo, “Training is the act of increasing the knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job”.
According to Dale S.Beach, “Training is the organized procedure by which people learn knowledge and skill for definite purpose”.
According to H.John Bernardin, “Training is any attempt to improve employee performance on a currently held job or one related to it”.
Objectives of Training:
- To impart to new entrants the basic knowledge and skill they need for an intelligent performance of definite tasks.
- To assist employees to function more effectively in their present positions by exposing them to the latest concepts, information and techniques and developing the skills, they will need in their particular fields.
- To build up a second line of competent officers and prepare them to occupy more responsible positions
- To broaden the minds of senior managers by providing them with opportunities for an interchange of experiences within and outside with a view to correcting the narrowness of the outlook that may arise from over-specialisation
- To impart customer education for the purpose of meeting the training needs of Corporations which deal mainly with the public. In a nutshell, the objectives of training are to bridge the gap between existing performance ability and desired performance.
