Skill Development - scope

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staff besides also ensuring that
the whole process is cost effective
and innovative approach to create
thinking.
At times, the Company employs
external faculty directly to train its
workforce for training in certain
critical areas instead of through
the internal trainers and keep
the workforce abreast with latest
technological advancement.
Some of the measurable and bottom
line benefits derived from the
above strategy include:
• Increased productivity
• Increased customer
satisfaction
• Fewer accidents and minimization
of hazards
• Auto grievances redressal
• Better quality product and
standard adherence
• Fewer errors or defects
• Improved morale and work
culture
• Increased loyalty to self and
Company
• Improved response to expand
and grow business in volume
and quality
• More freedom for the employer
to think independently
• Empowered individual employees
to standout in decision
making
• Improved social acceptance
value of the employees and
oneness in Company
• Staff Retention reducing attrition
rate and job satisfaction
Certain other initiatives of the
Company in Skill development
and Capacity building of the employees
are:
Training programme.
Job Rotation/ Lateral Moves
This move is to offer new challenges
or encourage the employee
to develop different skills in
order to bring in versatility and
flexibility to utilize the services of
the employee for different aspects
of the work activities.
Job aids
These include checklists, tip
sheets, posters, pictures, flow
charts and diagrams to offer onthe-spot
practical help or reminders.
The objective of providing
such easily accessible facts is to
reduce the amount of information
the employees need to recall.
Job enrichment
This is to increase the employee’s
authority or responsibility within
his current position through
assigning special assignments
or serving on cross-functional
teams.
Self directed learning
This approach involves making
accessible technical journals, periodicals,
manuals and bulletins etc
to the employee to facilitate and
encourage him to take control of
his own learning.
Employee promotion
This is to bring the employee to
a position of greater responsibility
and in recognition of his good
performance while also providing
the scope for further skill development
and capacity building
of the employee.
Employee involvement in
identification of his skill
development needs
The Company realizes that the
success of the skill development
strategy depends primarily on the
employees understanding it and
supporting it. In this direction the
Company while taking the feedback
from their reporting officers
on employee-wise identification
of skill development needs, also
set the stage for;
• Communicating with the
employees about why skills
development program is
created
• Asking the employees about
the knowledge and skills they
need to do their jobs and how
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