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Successful training for New employees

Successful training of the employee demands a well-developed employee training program. The employee can be trained through the integration of two learning strategies. The best training strategies for these employees are social learning and on-job training strategy. For this employee, On Job Training is the best training strategy to ensure that the employee is fully engaged and actively involved through learning. The training is being conducted on a single person and not a team, making the on-job training the best strategy. Participation in the training involves real-time activities on their future jobs, giving the trainers real-time feedback on the employee abilities and skills. After all, the training is geared towards learning new skills with minimal prior experiences.

Effective training significantly boosts the performance of the employee (Ocen et al., 2017). It also equips the employee with knowledge on the tasks as well as background knowledge of the organizations. The on-job training avoids time wastage since the new employee is trained as part of the job. He will be engaged in various tasks with each task when he will work on it with the rest of the team after some training. The process will also allow him to learn from other employees as well as from the instructor.

On-the-job training will also ensure that the employee received the appropriate training to complete various tasks independently. The process will also ensure that he satisfies the recommendations of performance appraisals. Training is more effective when it is carried practically rather than training the employees in theory and expects them to perform in the field independently. It will also help to identify any challenges that the employee may be experiencing, and once the problem is identified, the instructor can help the employee through the development of an effective solution. The strategy is only effective when training the employee on tasks and responsibilities such as management and coordination. Through guidance under the on-job training strategy, some of the employee training areas include store management, record management, asset management, and the management of aspects of supply chain function.

Training should not be a one-time activity for the new employee. Effective training is a long-term process as the employee has a lot to learn from other employees that have worked in the company and have gained experience. As a result, social learning comes when the employee learns from others by observing, imitating, and modeling their behaviors. The organization's culture significantly influences social training. This kind of training can occur cognitively or not. Sometimes learning takes place without the knowledge of the learners, especially of behaviors.

As much as the employee is provided with the organizational core values, social learning helps the employee synchronize the values in all aspects of the organization. The organizational culture will influence the employee to portray trust and respect through daily operations (Kodwani, 2017). After all, the employee has to adapt to the organizational systems and practices. Through social learning, which occurs through observation, among other strategies, the employee learns to conducts the business in an honest, trustworthy, and transparent manner. It also influences the employee to be accountable and committed to the work based on how they carry out their operations. This kind of training is a long-term process that changes with the organizational cultural changes from time to time.

References

Kodwani, A. D. (2017). Decoding training effectiveness: the role of organizational factors. Journal of Workplace Learning. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWL-05-2016-0038/full/html?casa_token=6AymZKEIfmMAAAAA:NFSWyU_PYmdk8CZ4U2u_s29PzszNSFD6QgRkc-oET3POWRqCdpdiG9mQqQKqGGahfZS4cmXbIryGCj1UzD9ZBLN68O2DFhW_2QEH1zpTMOm_jZoBFKgb

Ocen, E., Francis, K., & Angundaru, G. (2017). The role of training in building employee commitment: the mediating effect of job satisfaction. European Journal of Training and Development. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EJTD-11-2016-0084/full/html?casa_token=sIFoKPjVEPAAAAAA:VArBflgN1DqSoP6sTrlGrIGmP3gohn2iaYuumBGyaJVf9BiNArFGfT0EkUPVaEanDOn_WfMK1aCXmms7UzP77habWirXN6cYBK6gmm-ZVyxPBG3SXdXB