According to research, 68 percent of employees say they prefer to learn and do professional development in the workplace.
Given this fact, if you're trying to find a way to attract and retain top talent, you may want to invest in employee training. And, make sure the following five keys are central to your employee training programs!
1. Invest in Cross Department Training
One thing you may want to invest in is cross-department training. You can use this to teach employees skills for other departments. It's also helpful for your business when you need to fill in skill gaps.
Cross-department training will also help your business be more successful if you're in a crisis situation where a well-trained employee can take up the slack. Ask employees what departments they're interested in and then help them find a mentor.
2. Make Learning More Accessible
When you make learning more accessible, you'll see business growth as well. Employees are always busy, but by making sure they have time in their schedule to learn, you'll be more likely to retain them.
One way to make it more accessible is to use a digital training platform. This can give employees an easy way to acquire new work-related knowledge and skills.
You can also offer virtual training so remote employees can have access to this same training outside of the office.
3. Conduct a Survey
If you want to please your employees but aren't sure how, send out a survey. Ask open-ended how-and-why questions to uncover the range of opinions. This way, employees can voice their desires in their own words, and you can accommodate them directly.
Your employees are also the best source of information since they work hands-on with your company all day. Not only will your employees provide honest opinions, they'll appreciate being asked.
Take the survey data into consideration when you're building a training program.
4. Provide Different Types of Training
Each employee is unique and different, and you need to accommodate all of their learning styles. You should evaluate any current development programs and figure out how to make your training more inclusive.
For example, if you have a large audience and are communicating general information, hosting a lecture can be useful. But some people may not learn best through a lecture.
Instead, you may want to use quizzes, videos, on-the-job training, simulations, and/or group discussions. Further, consider Micro Learning. It’s a learning strategy built on bite-sized chunks where a new subject is developed one skill or point at a time and is followed by a clear action for the learner to take on their job.
Employing a variety of learning strategies will assure that everyone on your team is benefitting from your training.
5. Incentivize Learning
Lastly, incentivizing learning can also motivate employees to sign up for these programs.
While your employees will benefit from having more knowledge and also a monetary bonus, you'll also benefit from having satisfied and happy employees who are also now more knowledgeable and capable.
Discover More Ways to Improve Employee Training
These are only a few ways to improve employee training – there are many more options.
If you're interested in improving employee training, you may want to hire a an expert in developing employees.
They'll be able to evaluate your business and advise on the best next steps. If you're interested, get in touch and let’s talk. Brian Tracy USA: 877.433.6225 Email Me feedback@focalpointcoaching.com
