With 2013 almost to an end, let us take a few minutes to
ponder what has been achieved on the training front.
Many companies have sent thousands this year to train their
staff in a variety of disciplines. People
attended course that range from a short course lasting half a day to degree
courses. Some employees that attended
these courses will proceed to some form of graduation. Others may not have performed as well as they
hoped. They may have to come back next
year and repeat their course. Besides the
fact that some employees did not pass a course that they were enrolled for this
year, employers are often frustrated by the fact that employees do not apply
what they learnt on the courses that they attended. Student failure and the fact that employees
do not apply what they learnt, make many companies reluctant to continue
training programs in the following year.
One cannot blame companies for being sceptical about the
value that employee training is supposed to add to the employee and to the
company alike. Employers often ask
whether there are better ways to ensure that training would have the desired
effect within their company.
Another factor to consider is that the new BBBEEE codes
place very high emphasis on skills development and enterprise development.
All of the above factors were considered when Skopus
Business Consultants started its BrainPower division at the beginning of
2013. We developed adopted and developed
a number of assessment tools that:
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Evaluate the learning culture within a company
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Evaluate the learning style of those who wish to
go for training
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Match employee skills preference to the type of training
he or she wishes to take
Using these tools provided valuable insights into the real
issues that cause the effect of training to be lost in an organisation. Clients started to change their view about training
because the assessments now enabled them to make better decisions on whom to
send to what training. There is no
longer a shotgun approach to selecting candidates for specific training
interventions.
In addition, Skopus Business Consultants and Workplace Integrated
Training Solutions formed a new venture, the Growth Institute that offers a
unique and differentiated training solution to our clients.
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Employers now have a better understanding on how
to structure training programs
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Employees have greater clarity on the type of
training that would suit them best
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The 2014 training calendar now offers employees
of our clients an option to articulate into a degree program with a local
university.
Contact Peter van Nieuwenhuizen on info@skopus.co.za for an appointment and to
receive a 15% discount on your first interventions for 2014.
