Training for Oracle Applications and Technology

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To Train or not to Train... Business Benefits for Quality Training.

Most managers understand and recognise that staff training is an essential element of developing their company and keeping up to date with legislation and business practice – However (any of these seem familiar?)

• Don't have the time to,
• Don’t know how to,
• Don’t know what materials to use,
• Don’t know how to follow it up,
• Don't know how to get people to apply the new skills learned.

What happens? Token courses or training is undertaken by a few to put a couple of ticks in the boxes and use up some of the training budget. This may extend further to include new project training – but this ends up being for the chosen few. Either way, training is typically undertaken without any real structure and is not aligned to business needs or employee career progression. The reality with most businesses is that ‘training’ is ‘on the job’. But does this kind of training enhance the role and deliver value for the investment made, or does it just ‘water down’ the knowledge.

Regardless of the size or type of industry or business, training can have a measurable impact on performance - and the bottom line. High labour productivity increases business output and can open a greater share of the market by improving products, services and reputation.

Successful training focused on supporting your business objectives significantly aids:

• Staff retention,
• Improved quality and productivity,
• Accuracy, efficiency and good work safety practices,
• Customer service improvements.

It reduces:

• Wasted time and materials,
• Maintenance costs of machinery and equipment,
• Workplace accidents, leading to lower insurance premiums,
• Recruiitment costs through internal promotion of skilled staff,
• Absenteeism.

Training ensures you stay cometitive:

• Staff morale and satisfaction,
• 'Soft skills' such as interstaff communication and Leadership,
• Time management,
• Customer satisfaction.