What do you mean by Training and Development?

Training :
Training refers to an education process in which employees get a chance to develop skills, competency and learning as per the post duty requirements. So simply we can say it is a process of increasing the knowledge and skills of an employee. Training is performed with the aim of improving the knowledge and skill that are needed to perform their existing jobs. That’s why it is short-time/term focused and for a fixed duration. Mainly it is the result of initiatives, taken by management and it is a result of outside motivation.

• It is a job-oriented process.
• It is performed with the aim of improving the knowledge and skill that are needed to perform their existing jobs.
• It helps an individual to learn how to perform his/her present job satisfactorily.
• It is a reactive process.
• It mainly refers to learning new things and refreshing old ones.
• It focuses on technical skills and it has a narrow scope.
• It focuses on the role.
• It revolves around present needs.

Development :
Development refers to an informative process which mainly helps in understanding the overall growth and improvement of the skills of the employee. So simply we can say it is a process of learning and growth. Developments are performed with the aim of improving knowledge and skill to face future challenges. That’s why it is long-time/term focused, which takes place throughout the life of a person. Mainly it is the result of initiatives, taken by self and it is a result of self-motivation.

• It is a career-oriented process.
• It is performed with the aim of improving knowledge and skill to face future challenges.
• It prepares individuals for future jobs and growth in all aspects.
• It is the result of initiatives, taken by self and it is a result of self-motivation.
• It refers to implementing learned sessions and finding new ones.
• It focuses on conceptual and human ideas and it has a wider scope.
• It revolves around the future needs of the individual.