GROWTH OF

TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
 MEANING
• Training : It is an organized activity aimed at
providing instructions to improve the recipients
performance or to help him attain a required level of
skill.
• It is a process to increase skill and knowledge.
• DEVELOPMENT : It means to improve the
overall effectiveness of the employee at their current
posts and to prepare them for handling more
responsibilities in the future.
• It involves growth of an individual in all aspects like
personality, maturity etc.
Education:
• Education is the process of facilitating learning, or
the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values,
beliefs, and habits.
• Educational methods include teaching, training,
storytelling, discussion and directed research
 Importance of Training & Development
• Help in addressing employee weaknesses: Training assists in
eliminating weaknesses.
• Improvement in workers performance: A properly trained
employee is more informed about various tasks.
• Consistency in duty performance: A well organized training program
gives the workers constant knowledge and experience.

• Team spirit : Helps in inculcating the sense of

team work and inter team collaborations.
• Reduction in supervision : Employees become more confident and self
reliant and require less guidance.

• Development of skills: Increases job knowledge and skills.

• Ensuring worker satisfaction: Makes the employee feel satisfied

with their role.

• Reduced Cost : Training results in optimum utilization of resources.

• Increased productivity : The employee acquires all the knowledge and skills
needed for better production.

• Improved quality of services and products : Employees gain standard

methods and maintain uniformity in their tasks.
The benefits of training and development in the workplace
1) Positive employee retention
Hiring and retention can become a major challenge to employers, however, this can be avoided
through career development.

2) Training future leaders

Targeting skills and employees for future leadership will help establish a business for growth and
change. Acquiring leadership talent can start from the initial acquisition, or Human Resource
professionals can select current employees as managerial candidates.

3) Employee empowerment
Leaders who feel empowered within the workplace will be more effective at influencing
employees and gaining their trust. Consequently, those employees will feel a greater sense of
autonomy, value, and confidence within their work.
The benefits of training and development in the workplace
4) Increase workplace engagement
Boredom in the workplace can create feelings of dissatisfaction and negative working habits.
Regular development initiatives can prevent workplace idleness. Having frequent training
program will also establish regular re-evaluation – of employees, skills, and processes. Training
and development will also influence company culture by instilling an emphasis on planning.
Human Resource Development Fund:
• The Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) is a
training fund that has been established for skills
development in the country. 
•It is operated through a levy grant system in which
companies pay a training levy into the Fund.  The levy
payers (employers) train their citizen employees and are
reimbursed for costs they incurred for training.
Benefits of HRDF:
• Training grants are open to all employers registered and/or
incorporated in Malaysia who have registered with PSMB
(Pembangunan Sumber. Manusia Berhad) and pay the HRD levy
as to defray all or a major portion of the costs incurred in
employee training.
•Financial assistance is given to employers that
conduct training that is in line with their business operations.
Benefits of HRDF:
• PSMB is a driving force in training and development of human resource
by enhancing the knowledge and skills of workforce via our schemes and
services.

•HRDF schemes are divided into two categories; HRDF Levy and
Government Special Fund
The HRDF Levy is a fund that is deposited by employers on a monthly
basis. They can apply for schemes provided by HRDF to attend any
programmes recognised by HRDF.

•The Government Special Fund is an allocation provided by the

Government to benefit employers who applies for related schemes offered
by HRDF.
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