Goals and Purposes of Training

The basic purposes of training are as follows : 

• induction of new employees, 
• training of apprentices, 
• refresher training 
• even out differences among employees, 
• training for promotion and career development, 
• training for change in jobs, 
• training for new jobs, 
• training for better performance, 
• training for modernization, and 
• training for general organisation development. 

Training aims at achieving the following : 

• improvement in methods of work, quality of production/service, morale of employees, productivity and wider awareness amongst employees. 
• reduction in machine breakdowns, cost of maintenance, rejects and wastage, accidents, grievances and manpower"obsolescence.