Five reasons why staff development in the workplace is important

Published by Skills for Justice

Date 16.05.17

Published by Skills for Justice

Date 16.05.17

Staff development metaphor with watering can watering staff to develop them.

Staff training and development isn’t just important to any company, it is vital.

Efficiency

Professional development can help to ensure that you and your staff maintain and enhance the knowledge and skills needed to deliver a professional service to your colleagues, customer and the community. Enabling staff to advance in their career and move into new positions where you can lead, manage, influence, and mentor others.

Consistency

A structured training and development programme can help to ensure all employees have a consistent level of experience and knowledge, and allows you the confidence of knowing your staff all have the same set of skills required. Allowing you flexibility with your workforce planning.

Compliant

Training and development can help to ensure that your knowledge is relevant and up to date. Ensuring that you and your staff are compliant with the latest regulations.

Address weaknesses

Even the best of employees have some weaknesses when it comes to their workplace skills.

An ongoing training and development program allows you to find and address any weaknesses, helping your employees to be more all-rounded and better skilled at every factor of their job.

Confidence

Training and development can help to increase employees confidence within their role. Investment in training and development helps to show employees they are appreciated which can help them to feel a greater level of job satisfaction.

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