Continuing Education and Training
Offering opportunities for continuing education and training can help experienced employees to remain up to date in the workplace while increasing their motivation and commitment to your organization. Assisting your employees in developing their problem-solving skills can help them to be more fulfilled and optimistic about their ability to perform as a team member and an employee. Training for experienced employees should take existing skills into consideration and allow for workers to incorporate their previous experiences into continuing education opportunities.
Assess Continuing Education and Training at Your Company
Take a Self-AssessmentAction Steps
21. Identify your employees’ basic and continuing needs for education and training including developing partnerships with local education organizations.
Action: Work with your leadership team to evaluate and improve your staff training program.
Resource: Employee Training and Development Program Assessment Tool
22. Have employee’s define individual goals that align with your organizations overarching goals.
Action: Use and follow an individual development plan for your employees.
Resource: Sample individual development plans
23. Make use of outsourced (community-based and online) professional education and training programs.
Action: Engage with a training company that can help your organization.
Resource: 2020 Top Training Outsourcing Companies
24. Display opportunities for employees to engage in continuing education and training programs, such as classes at the local community college.
Action: Connect employees to lifelong learning programs.