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Induct, Train & Develop

>Inducting employees / Training employees / Developing employees

Training employees

Training provides employees the opportunity to gain the practical skills, competencies, qualifications or knowledge to undertake a job.

Research shows that training your employees increases:

• productivity and profits
• customer satisfaction and quality of product
• staff retention and attendance.

You can get the most out of your employees when they’re taught the skills that will help you to achieve your business’s goals. All employees can benefit from learning new skills – including managers.

Factsheet

Training terms fact sheet This fact sheet assists you to understand some of the training terminology and explains where to look for more information.

What are your training needs?

Work out what type of training is required for your employees by carrying out a training needs analysis (TNA). This will help you to assess the existing level of skill among employees and to identify any training that may be required for present or future roles in the business.

Template

Training needs analysis (TNA) template This template assists you to identify the skills, knowledge and attributes that are required to fill current and future roles. You can adjust this document to suit your own needs.

Template

Team training plan template This template assists you to keep track of the training that your employees are undertaking. You can adjust this document to suit your own needs.

Developing the skills of current employees

Have you considered developing the qualifications or competencies of your existing employees as an alternative to recruiting new ones? Offering development opportunities will make employees feel valued and secure. It will also reflect positively on your business, which will be regarded as a place where people can progress beyond their starting positions. This will increase some employee’s motivation and encourage them to stay with your business for longer.

You may find that the skills your business needs already lie within your organisation. These skills can be transferred across the company through a mentoring system. Mentoring has a number of advantages:

• focuses on your business's specific needs
• may not disrupt your business if timed appropriately
• cheaper than outsourcing your training
• may be monitored carefully and its pace adjusted to suit the learner.

Finding a training provider or training course

Training in Australia is provided by a number of bodies including Government (Australian and State) , academic and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).

The Australian Training System is a national system that aims to ensure that there is consistency in training outcomes across the states and territories.

For further information on training coordinated by the Australian Government see:

For further information on vocational education and training coordinated by the Tasmanian government see:

For further information on the National Training System see:

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)

RTOs are training/assessment providers recognised by State regulators. They are regulated by a national set of standards against which they are audited regularly.

Anyone can be a training provider but only RTOs can deliver Nationally Recognised Training and issue Statements of Attainment and Qualifications that are recognised within the national system.

For further information see:

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are administered by Australian Apprenticeship Centres (AACs). AACs help businesses with the administration associated with apprenticeships.

For further information see:

Inducting employees / Training employees / Developing employees

*(Blackie, T 2007, ‘Not so clever’, BRW, June 28–August 1, p. 47. )