Why Individual Needs Matter in Relation to Training?

“Individuals have many needs, which include Physical Needs, Emotional and Social Needs, and Intellectual Needs” (Ideas and Concepts came from Joe M. Schriver - Human Behavior and the Social Environment).

Training needs can be defined as a shortage of skills or abilities, which could be reduced or eliminated by means of training and development (University of London, 2006).  A TNA is therefore the process of identifying the skills deficiency and associated training need.  Training whether internal or external is key to providing an individual with deeper knowledge of a specific subject matter area, key to the allocated roles and responsibilities they are assigned allowing an individual to be better placed within a succession plan increasing the chances of reward and promotion.  Additionally enables an individual to build on the organistaions core values and enhancing team cohesion.

Employees are said to be the most valuable assets in an organisation, and that an organisation is only as good as its people.

To significantly transform the need for training, employers must transition from traditional instructor-led training to more blended learning solutions that incorporates alternative delivery methods to the time factor time, reduce training costs and improve the learners’ overall experience.  These could include web based training, virtual classroom sessions, mobile learning, etc.  To accomplish this shift requires major investments in people, processes and technology in order to rebalance and developed best practice processes designed to transform to blended solutions.  Mobile and social learning platforms, virtual world platforms and web based training all demand investment and understanding to integrate them into a blended learning environment.

Successful programs increase employee productivity and time- to-proficiency while lowering costs.  Due to the unique nature of training and development needs, it may be difficult for an organisation to provide the transitional concept in a timely manner initially to suit all employees at all levels.  As an alternative, in most circumstances, the individual either carries out learning alone, as in distance learning, or in an external learning environment, such as a college or university.