There are many organisations that see training as a cost but at simplytraining.co we see it as an investment.
A conversation that highlights this difference went as follows.
Person A asks “What if we spend money on training our employees and they leave?”
Person B replies “What if we don’t and they stay?!”
There are many reasons why training has a positive effect on staff engagement and here are at 4 of them.
Employee Engagement.
Investing in training improves employee engagement. An engaged employee is one who has a feeling of personal connection or pride in their work. This employee makes a great ambassador for your businessensuring a great customer experience.
Increased Productivity
Training improves efficiency and productivity of employees. Well trained employees show both quantity and quality performance. There is less wastage of time, money and resources if employees are properly trained.
Improvement In Performance
If shortcomings and weaknesses are addressed, it is obvious that an employee’s performance improves. Training and development, however, also goes on to amplify strengths and acquire new skill sets. And people care if you take a genuine interest in their future.
The Bottom Line
Every investment needs to see a good return. Employee satisfaction, improved performance, reduced down time and staff engagement time can only lead to one of two things for your business; Improved outputs or reduced costs – both of which leads to increased profits.