Training and developing staff in the work place has numerous advantageous for any business; staff who are continually trained become more knowledgeable, maintain a higher level of motivation, are generally more productive and happy in their work.

Training your staff ensures that you business stays up to date in these areas, with that comes increased efficiency and all going well increased turnover & profit. For this to happen all that is needed is a little bit of time and money to organise and carry out the training, it’s like everything else in the business you put resources in to get more resources out!!

How many training courses have you been on in your life time that quite frankly have not been interesting or maybe you have fallen asleep during them.  As a business owner there is no point in investing time and money in training your staff for this to happen, training people, like most other things we do in this world is a learned skill and one that continually changes and improves with use and time.  Here are some tips for those business owners who want to continuing training their staff but can’t afford to put them on courses away from the business.

Attention - Help the learner understand why today’s training session is important to them. Why should the learner work hard to master the content of the training; if you can answer that you will be well on your way!!

Information - Most adults have a variety of learning styles so for that reason your training should be delivered in methods that suit the learners.  Think of utilising methods like, written, visuals, live action, audio and practice to name but a few.

Process with Experience - All adults compare new information with their previous knowledge and experience.  As a trainer you need to give them the chance to reflect, question and compare.  Group discussions are great for this process, drawing on experience from several people in the group can really help re-iterate the point of the discussion or put it into perspective for the business.

Conclusion & Understanding - It is the learner`s job to draw conclusions for themselves about how the training will be used. All learners have their own unique perspective, experience, and learning style, and that will affect how they finally understand the training. The trainers job is help the learners move through the material in an orderly and effective way, giving them time to practice new skills, and draw their own conclusions.

Do you want to be able to train your own staff, now you can….

Unique to Dave Sewell Training & Support for Retail & Small Business are a series of management training courses designed to be held at your work premises, each lasting no more than one hour and collectively are designed to take your staff through a broad understanding of management  processes, giving them tips and skills to ensure they can maximise the general operation of your business; Training the Trainer is the last of eight modules taking your staff through that process.

Want to know more, contact me for more information and a free consult to discuss your business’s potential needs.