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Making the Case for Employee Development

Making the Case for Employee Development. Natasha Thomas Dr. Michael Burke EIDT-6501-2 Training & Development. What is Employee Development?. Employee development is more than training. It focuses on formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessments.

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Making the Case for Employee Development

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  1. Making the Case for Employee Development Natasha Thomas Dr. Michael Burke EIDT-6501-2 Training & Development

  2. What is Employee Development? • Employee development is more than training. • It focuses on formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessments. • Positive organizational scholarship (POS), “focuses on both an individual’s and an organization’s strengths and virtues” (Pace, 2010).

  3. Improves Quality • Employee development helps improve the quality of the workforce. • Employees are more educated. • Employees are more productive.

  4. Global Competition & Social Change • Employee development allows organizations to remain competitive in today’s global workforce. • Allows organizations to keep up with the challenges of social change.

  5. Incorporate Technological Advances • Employee development is also a great way to introduce new technology to the workforce. • Training and development allows the workforce to stay abreast of current technology and trends.

  6. Changes in Work Design • Employee development is great way to implement new procedures. • Also helps instill company vision and culture.

  7. Possible Initiatives • Tuition Reimbursement= Classes that relate to job or company career path will help improve quality of workforce. • Assessments= Provides great feedback to employees about their skills and behavior. • Job Experiences= Allows employees to stretch their skills through tasks and demands that they face on the job.

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