There’s an old saying in business: “Customers don’t care about what you know, they only care about what you do.” And really, it’s not what you do. It’s almost entirely what your employees do. Your employee training objectives go a long way in determining how well your employees perform their tasks and take care of your customers. If your objectives are well-defined and you have effective follow-through, it will show in how your employees treat your customers and, in turn, how your customers feel about your operation.
Clearly Define Your Training Objectives
Training your employees is a rewarding responsibility. The key to your success as a trainer is to clearly define the objectives you have for your training. Objectives answer this all-important question: “Why am I doing this?” Through observation and input from your staff, you should be able to answer this question for every aspect of every position. This is an important process, so take your time. Start with one position, define objectives, plan the training, and move on to the next position.
Identify Performance Gaps
Defining objectives identifies gaps between current performance and expected standards. As you define your objectives, be both specific and assertive in describing tasks and expectations. Vague, wishy-washy directives only confuse people.
Follow Through on Your Training
Training – no matter the topic – is never a set-it-and-forget-it endeavor. Even the best training objectives won’t make an impact without proper follow up with your employees. After an initial training session, put a plan for long-term training success in place with on-the-job-training and mentoring. Give constructive feedback and praise employees as they improve.
Meet Your Training Objectives with an LMS
trainingGrid® is a learning management system (LMS) developed with you and your employees in mind. Its intuitive design makes learning management simple and allows employees to begin training with just a click. This flexible system comes with a variety of robust features customizable to fit your needs in addition to built-in reporting and certification tools that track your compliance documentation.
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