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Posttraining exercises provide opportunities for employees to apply what they learned in training and for management to gain insight into ways to improve future trainings. However, those exercises must be carried out in such a way that no one gets injured—physically or psychologically.
Offering professional development is more than just a trending topic in the world of recruiting. It’s one of the most influential aspects a company offers. The 2014 Global Workforce Study by Towers Watson found that career advancement opportunities are among the top driving forces for employees, according to over 32,000 respondents.
You might have invested in a learning management system and a wide array of cutting-edge training programs. But, if your organization is like companies in a recent survey, you might be overlooking one of the most valuable training resources at your disposal—your employees, that is.
Ask any HR professional what they think of the people-policies and procedures in their organization and most will acknowledge that many of them are dumb and difficult to enforce. Rules have unfortunately resulted in a reputation of Human Resources being a jobs-worth function trying to justify its existence.
Recently, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed an unemployment law judge’s (ULJ) decision that an employee did not have good cause to quit her job because her reasons for resigning included an inability to perform her job duties and inadequate on-the-job training.
By Jennifer Busick In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed some training job trends in the environment, health, and safety (EHS) space. Today, guest columnist Jennifer Busick looks at what you can do if workplace safety training gets back-burnered when funds run low.
Workplace safety is important, and there are many opportunities for trainers seeking to educate organizations and their employees on the subject. Today, guest columnist Clare Condon takes a peek at what jobs look like for environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals interested in training. Here’s a hint: Bone up on technology and social media!
A new, enterprise-grade interaction platform gives employers an opportunity to use videoconferencing without the cost and complexity of traditional videoconferencing and webinar tools, according to the company that released it.
Employers that take a comprehensive view of training see it not only as a means to improve employee performance but also as an effective recruiting and retention tool.
The future of work is bright according to ManpowerGroup’s new report “The Skills Revolution”, which consists of a survey of 18,000 employers across all sectors in 43 countries. One in five employers (19%) expect technological disruption to increase jobs as they adapt to the future of work, and six in 10 employers (64%) expect to […]