There has been a shift in the way business leaders view workplace training, a shift that bodes well for the training arena despite fluctuating economic and political stability.
People are no longer sent on training just because they asked to go or for a 'reward', says Liza Van Wyk,CEO AstroTech Training."Business takes training a lot more seriously than it did in year's gone by".
Traditional business philosophy sometimes treated workplace training as a type of "reward" practice. It was primarily used as an incentive which managers dangled in front of underperforming employees.
In addition the responsibility for continuous skills development was largely placed on the individual. Workers who wanted to broaden their skill set had to initiate the processes by requesting training from supervisors or HR managers.
Today, training tools such as Personal Development Plans (PDP) and career advice is gaining popularity in the workplace.
"The cost of training is taken very seriously and companies are selective in terms of where they believe they will get high-quality training and in turn a good return on their investment", asserts Van Wyk.
Training packages have become more personalised as both HR practitioners and training providers wake up to the need for a targeted training approach.
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