Training- OCR A-Level Business studies

Training- OCR A-Level Business studies

1. Training

   • Induction training
     • Given to new employees and workers
     • IT is there to help familiarise the employee with the systems of the business and general layout: what the business does, who are the people and what they do, health and safety...
     • Advantages
       • Helps employee settle into the team quicker
       • Reduces the risk of an accident
       • Ensuring that the employee is successful means spending money on recruitment was well spent
       • Makes employee enthusiastic about the job
     • Disadvantages
       • No productivity during training
       • Can discourage some new employees
   • On-the-job training
     • This training takes place in the same place the employee works
     • This can be done by watching and gradually helping another employee
     • Advantages
       • The employee can learn exactly how the job is done and only has to learn the relevant skills
       • No cost as the employee is not being taken away from the work place
     • Disadvantages
       • If they are learning from someone who is not the best employee they could pick up bad habits
       • Employee who is teaching them might not have good teaching skills
       • Training is limited to what this person knows, there are no new ideas, methods or skills
   • Off-the-job training
     • Takes place away from the work place (business's training centre, collage...)
     • This uses specialists who have good skills and knowledge
     • Advantages
       • Knowledge is up to date
       • New methods, skills and ideas can be introduced
       • Employee learns the right way of doing everything
       • One employee can go and then come back and teach the rest of the employees what they learnt
     • Disadvantages
       • Can be expensive
       • The employee isn't being productive
   • Other
     • Apprenticeships/modern apprenticeships
       • These give young people specific training to bring their skills up to the level required for a particular job
     • Youth training
       • Funded by the government where training and work experience is covered e.g. Marks and Spencers, where 16-18 year olds are employed in stores and trained for 1 year
     • Graduate training
       • Many firms offer this such as John Lewis and banks
     • Staff trying/ staff development
       • If new skills are needed by all/individual workers