INTRODUCTION

Training is a process of learning a sequence of programmed behavior if it is an application of knowledge. It gives people an awareness of rules and procedure to guide the behavior it attempt to improve their performance. Training is a short-term process utilizing a systematic and organized procedure by which managerial and technical knowledge & skills for a purpose is known to people industry profit.

Madurai Kamaraj University has incorporated Institution Training a component of Bachelor of Business Administration course. This training program is designed with a view to enable the students to have an exposure and work experience in the practical field.

 MEANING OF TRAINING

Training constitutes a basic concept in human resource development. It is concerned with developing a particular skill to a desired standard by instruction and practice. Training is a highly useful tool that can bring an employee into a positive where they can do their job correctly, effectively, and conscientiously. Training is the act of increasing the knowledge and skill of an employee for doing a particular job.

DEFINITION OF TRAINING

           “The purpose of training is to achieve a change in the behavior of those trained and to enable them to do their jobs better,” 

NEED OF TRAINING

The job training is mainly undertaken for the following need

Ø  Training is a process of learning a sequence of programmed behavior.

Ø  It is given to the people to fashion an awareness of the rules and procedures.

Ø  It attempts to improve the performance of the worker to the present job or prepare them for the future job.

Ø  It facilitates to enhance the worker’s productivity and develop the quality of production.

Ø  To help accompany and fulfill it’s future  manpower needs.

Ø  It is develop the smooth organizational climate within the organization.

Ø  It is enhance the worker’s safety within the work premises.

  IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING

As well planned and well executed, training program can provide the following advantages.

HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY

Training helps to improve the level of performance of trained employees to perform better method of work. Improvements in manpower productivity in developed nations can be attributed to their educational and industrial training program.

BETTER QUALITY OF WORK

In formal, the best methods are standardized and taught to employ to ensure uniformity of work methods and procedures, which helps to improve the quality of product or service. Trained employees are minimizing operational mistakes. 

 IMPROVEMENT IN EFFICIENCY

          A systematic training program helps to reduce the time and costs involved in training. Employees can more quickly the acceptable level of performance. They need not waste their time and efforts in learning through trial and error method.

COST REDUCTION

          Trained employees make more economical use of materials and machinery reduction is wastage and spoilage together with increase in productivity which helps to reduce the cost of operation per unit. Maintenance cost is also reduced due to minimum machine break downs and better handling of equipment's. Plant capacity can be put to the optimum use.

REDUCED SUPERVISION

            Well-trained employees tend to be self-reliant and motivated. They need less guidance and control. Therefore, supervisory burden is reduced and the span of supervision can be enlarged.

 LOW ACCIDENT RATE

          Trained personnel adopt the right work methods and make use of the prescribed safety devices. Therefore the frequency of accident is reduced. Health and safety of employees can be ensured.

HIGH MORALS

          Trained enlarges the knowledge and skills of the participants. Therefore well-trained personnel can grow faster in their career. Training prevents obsolescence center knowledge and skills trained employees are more valuable assets to any organization. Training helps to develop people for promotion to higher posts and to develop future managers. 

ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE

          A sound training program helps to improve the climate of an organization. Industrial relations and discipline are improved therefore decentralization of authority and participative management can be introduced resistance to changes is reduced. Organizations having regular training programs can fulfill their future needs for personnel from internal sources. Organizational stability is enhanced because training help to reduced employee turnover and absenteeism.

OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING

          The objectives of the training are

Ø  To impart to the new applicant the basic knowledge and skill they need for intelligent performance of definite task

Ø  To assist employees to function more effectively in their present position by exposing them to the latest concepts, information, techniques and developing the skill they will need in their particular fields.

Ø  To build up a second line of competent officers and prepare to occupy more responsible positions.

Ø  To broaden the minds of senior managers by providing them with opportunities for an inter-change of experience within and outside with a view to narrowness of the outlook that may arise from over-specialization.

Ø  To impart customer education for the purpose of meeting needs of the corporations with the public. 

SCOPE OF TRAINING

     Ø  The training is facilities to strengthen the academic knowledge with the practical exposure.

Ø  The training provides a specify description about all departmental operations in the spinning mills.

Ø  The training offers a basic skill set to manage a similar type of industries. 

PERIOD OF TRAINING

            At students of B.B.A we underwent for training in G S R COTTAGE INDUSTRIES Dindigul for a period of 15 days (From 20.11.2015 To 4.12.15).

LIMITATION OF TRAINING

Ø  Financial information is not given in order to maintain secret.

Ø  The period of training was so limited. So in depth study was not possible.

Ø  The company is having many more transactions per day so that, we were unable to know their clear functional methods.

Ø  As the management is maintaining secret about their process, it is impossible to receive as much data as required.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

    Training is concerned with imparting specific skills for particular purpose. The purpose of training is to bring about improvement in the performance of work. It is included the learning of such skills that are required to do a specific job in a better way. The major burden of training falls on the employer. On the other hand, education is broader in scope and more general in purpose. It involves increasing general knowledge and understanding of total environment. Formal education is given in schools and college, whereas, training is vocational and is generally imparted at the workplace. Training has more immediate utilitarian purpose than education. The major burden of education falls on the state. However, in many cases the above two may take place simultaneously. 

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

          Training implies learning the basics skills and knowledge required for a particular job. On the other hand, development involves the growth of the individual in all respects. In training non-managerial employees, the primary focus is on imparting manual skills, technical procedures and routine methods. But managers require generalized conceptual skills. Training is job-centered whereas development is career-bound. Management development aims at increasing the capacity for further tasks of greater difficulty. Therefore, the contents and techniques of employee training may differ from those of management development. Development is more akin to education than to training. It involves developing the whole person physically, mentally and socially.