Employee Training and Career Development

Employee Training and Career Development


April 13, 2012
HRM/300
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Carol House
University of Phoenix  







Employee training and career development is very important   to an organization because the success of the organization depends on the success of its employees. Organizations are always developing and implementing new   technologies, strategic plans, and objectives. The training, development, and mentoring are the keys to growth of each of the organization goals.
Organizational development is defined as being a systematic process to implement effective change within an organization. In the late 1960 organizational development was relatively unknown and had no proper definition.   The organizations that used this theory implemented ideas of what they felt organizational development should be.   Richard Beckhard who is an authority on organizational development defined it is, an effort, planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization's processes, using behavioral-science knowledge ("Organizational Development", 2012). Courses and programs on organizational development were being offered in business, education, and administration curricula in the 1970 and 1980. By the 2000 organizational development   theories and strategies had grown and evolved and its influences can be found in reengineering, total quality management, job enrichment, and team building.  

The role of training in an organization’s development is key to the success of any organization.   Training helps to develop skills, enhance skills, and self-growth amongst the employees. Training helps the organization to grow, reach goals, increase productivity, and keep the organization objectives on track. A company is only as good as is employee, if the employees are not properly trained the company cannot fulfill its mission or vision...