How to Implement Employee Education and Training

A healthy organization should offer employee education and training opportunities to advance their careers, learn new skills and hone existing abilities. Various employee benefits and workplace opportunities can help fulfill this goal and garner significant short- and long-term advantages for your business. However, implementing and maintaining ideal education and training opportunities can be complicated and requires careful planning.

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5 Steps for Managing Employee Education and Training in the Workplace

Whether your organization is first beginning to establish training and educational opportunities or revisiting existing programs, consider the following steps:

1. Survey employees. Offering learning and development opportunities can help cultivate employee growth and improve attraction and retention, but you must know what your staff is seeking. Consider distributing surveys or aggregating data from reviews and discussions with managers regarding career aspirations to identify programs and opportunities you may want to invest in.
2. Assess company needs. In addition to considering what your employees may need, you should also analyze your business’s circumstances. Identifying skills gaps and other future company needs can help you plan your organization’s future and subsequently offer programs to address them.
3. Set goals. Identify quantifiable objectives with clear timelines, such as ensuring employees complete certain courses by a specified date. Training and education without structure can be difficult to monitor and may garner subpar results. Avoid leaving employees to their own devices regarding these efforts, and be sure to have managers or other overseers check on progress regularly.
4. Explain opportunities. Employees may often have limited time to think about additional responsibilities amid their daily tasks. Make the prospect of learning new information and honing additional skills more approachable by offering clear overviews of what each opportunity may provide and how employees can get involved.
5. Gather feedback and reassess. Your workplace and workforce are in constant states of flux. Regardless of how steadfast your mission may be, staff demographics and priorities and employment market trends must be accounted for. Solicit feedback from employees regarding how effective they found training and educational opportunities to be and hone your processes and offerings accordingly.

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This blog is intended for informational and educational use only. It is not exhaustive and should not be construed as legal advice. Please contact your insurance professional for further information.