Types Of Employee Training

Types of Training

There are many approaches to training.  We focus here on the types of training that are commonly employed in present day organizations.

1. Skills Training


2. Refresher Training


3. Cross Functional training


4. Team Training


5. Creativity Training


6. Diversity Training


7. Literacy Training

Skills Training

This type of training is most common in organizations.  The process here is fairly simple.  The need of training in basic skills such as reading, writing, computing, speaking, listening, problem solving, managing oneself, knowing how to learn, working as part of a team leading others) is identified through assessment.

Refresher Training

Rapid changes is technology may force companies to go in for this kind of training.  By organizing short-term courses which incorporate the latest developments in a particular fields, the company may keep its employees up-to-date and ready to take on emerging challenges.

Cross Functional training

Cross functional training involves training employees to perform operations in areas other than their assigned job.  There are many approaches to cross-functional training.  Job rotation can be used to provide a manager in one functional area with a broader perspective than he would otherwise have.

Team Training

Team Training generally covers two areas : content tasks and group processes.  Content tasks specify the team’s goals such as cost control and problem solving.  Group processes reflect the way members function as a team. 

Creativity Training

Companies like Mudra Communication, Titan Industries, Wipro encourage their employees to think 
unconventionally, break the rules, take risks, go out of the box and devise unexpected solutions.

 In Creativity training, trainers often focus on three things :

• Breaking away, 
• Generate new ideas,
• Delaying judgment.

Diversity Training

Diversity training considers all of the diverse dimensions in the work place – race,  gender, age, disabilities, lifestyles, culture, education, ideas and background – while designing a training programme.

Literacy Training 

Inability to write, speak and work well with others could often come in the way of discharging duties, especially at the lower levels.  Workers, in such situations, may fail to understand safety measures, appreciate the importance of sticking to rules, and commit avoidable mistakes.