Challenges in Training and Development and Solution to overcome

 

                                             Video 01 : Challenges to the Training Process

Figure 01 : Challenges faced in training and development (Koumparaki, 2023)

The organization face many challenges when implementing a training and development programme. The organization needs to identify challenges to minimize them. Here are few of the challenges which an organization can encounter,

• 1.      Dealing with change ; Organizational change is the most challenging and implementing a training and development programme for that aspect is challenging. This can be resolved by the training and development professionals working accordingly with the organizational leaders to emphasize the importance on “why” behind changes being implemented.
• 2.      Engaging learners ; Mostly urgent tasks are prioritized in day-today operations which affects the training and development. Encouraging learners to attend, actively participate, and complete their development assignments is a difficulty, and this is likely to persist in the absence of clear accountability metrics or priorities. This can be resolved by the training and development team working with organizational leadership team to emphasize the importance of training and development. This could be done by personalized development plans, understanding the differences and similarities in learning styles and needs across generations of workers, understanding the broader professional goals of individual employees and providing training and development opportunities that support those endeavors, making training job-relevant in a way that helps team members improve their day-to-day performance, and creating learning pathways that naturally bridge from role to role in terms of complexity and level of responsibility
• 3.      Delivering consistent training ; When the organization size is large it increases the difficulty of providing consistent training. This can be resolved by offering training programs that are designed with the audience's needs in mind, giving immediate feedback to improve performance and training, establishing rapport with team members to encourage unity, sincere connections, and candid communication about the training they require.
• 4.      Allocating of resources ; For a high-quality programme, the appropriate resources need to be allocated. Development program design and delivery can be expensive; therefore, organizations must make strategic planning decisions to strike a balance between the necessary resources and training quality. This can be particularly difficult for small and medium-sized organizations because of their tight financial constraints. This can be solved by prioritizing the training goals of the organization and determine the various training and development methods available. Instead of pursuing in-person training, cost-effective methods of delivering training frequently involve outsourcing program components or making use of technology and online learning platforms. Organizations can provide high-quality training while more effectively controlling costs by directing resources to the areas that are prioritized and taking into account digital training initiatives.
• 5.      Measuring the impact of the training ; This is a significant challenge for the organization since measuring a training program's advantages and immediately relating them to organizations outcomes, measuring the impact of training can be quite tough for organizations. This can be solved organizations need to set clear goals for the training and development program. SMART goals are an excellent way of defining ideal outcomes by establishing objectives. Data and metrics should then be used by organizations to monitor development and assess the effectiveness of their initiatives.
• 6.      Sustaining employee development ; For training to have the most impact and last the longest, it must be more than just a single session. This means that before implementing training, organizations should take into account both the intended short-term aims and the training's long-term effects. This can be resolved by encouraging a learning culture within the organization. Employers must embrace a continuous learning strategy by giving staff members the chance to learn new things even after the intensive training course is over. This could entail organizing further training sessions, developing efficient learning routes, granting access to online learning resources, or setting up internal mentorship initiatives.

  There are numerous and different challenges that companies must overcome when implementing corporate training for employee development programs. For training to be successful and long-lasting, organizations must be ready to overcome these challenges. In order to accomplish this organizations must approach these difficulties with a well-thought strategy and a dedication to encouraging. This will ensure that the training and development programme produces the expected outcomes and helps the organization to succeed in the long run.

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Koumparaki, E. (2023) 8 training challenges in the workplace and how to rise above them, TalentLMS Blog. Available at: https://www.talentlms.com/blog/training-challenges-solutions-workplace/ (Accessed: 10 April 2024).