Why invest in a trained workforce?
For legal reasons, employee training is often a necessity, but there are so many better reasons you should think about when it comes to investing in some team training. Although you must input funds to train your team, the return on investment and benefits that come out the other end are huge and will outweigh the initial investment. In fact, sending employees on a training scheme is relatively low cost in comparison to embarking on high cost ad campaigns or investing in new technologies. So if you’re looking to grow your business, your first port of call should be the very team who are the life and soul of your company. Maximise their potential for happy individuals, a productive team and an expanding business.
- Productivity
This is a no brainer – educated and informed employees will create a team who make less mistakes and produce greater results. A team who knows what they’re doing and feels more confident in their abilities result in a greater quality of work. If an employee feels they are producing good results then the morale of the team will increase leading to overall job satisfaction. Happy employees mean less slacking and better results. What’s not to like?
- Safety
You want a happy workforce, but you also want a safe one. If your employees don’t understand food safety or how to properly operate machinery they are more likely to injure themselves and also customers. Lack of employee safely knowledge can result in damage to a business which can be very hard to recover from. Prevention is better than cure so don’t leave it too late to train your staff in safety measures.
- Keeping up with new technologies
In a constantly shifting world, make sure your team are kept up to date with the latest technologies. If workers feel they don’t understand the technology they are using, not only their productivity, but also their morale will slump. Some workers may feel embarrassed admitting to not feeling comfortable with particular technology, so be sympathetic and help them regain their confidence. It will benefit both your workers and you as a business owner.
- Happy Employees
I’ve already mentioned that a trained workforce will result in increased morale, but it will also help to retain your employees. If an employee feels you value them enough to invest money in their training, they will be more likely to remain loyal to your company and want to stay. Rather than looking externally for new employees, train up those who you already know are hard-working, giving your existing workers an incentive to work hard and produce top results.
If you’re looking to train your work force, browse our website for a list of the courses we offer, or please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries.