Define Training. State any six features of Training.

Answer – Training systematically increases the knowledge and skills needed for a specific job. It is purposeful, job related, practical, planned, capable of evaluation and continuous as tasks change.

Benefits to the organisation: systematic learning avoids wasteful trial and error; productivity and quality improve; future managers become available; employee morale rises; absenteeism and turnover can decline; better equipment handling reduces accidents and waste; staff become more adaptable to new technology.

Benefits to employees: better skills improve career opportunities; increased performance can improve earnings; safer methods reduce accidents; confidence, satisfaction and morale improve.

Training is an investment when its relevance, delivery and results justify its cost. Merely conducting courses without identifying needs does not ensure a benefit.