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Is there relationship between training and employee retention in organizations?

 

Introduction

Employee retention is extremely crucial in the current global context. The majority of businesses are evaluated based on their turnover rate. The rate of turnover has an impact on an organization's success. Low turnover guarantees that an organization's skilled employees are retained by providing them with a superior working environment, which improves individual employee performance. There are a few firms with a low turnover rate, such as SAS General Mills, SC Johnson & Sons, Intel, Meridian Health, and National Instruments, which have a turnover rate of 3%. It means that large international corporations are keeping their employees while assuring that they perform well (Hassan, 2013). 

 

Why Training is Important for Organizations 

Intensive competitiveness among diverse businesses has forced corporate management to strategically coordinate its human resources to meet organizational goals over the years. Given the increasing complexity of the work environment, fast organizational change, and technological improvement, among other things, the need for training and development is clear (Anis, 2011). Training and development ensure that employees have the information and skills they need to do their jobs well, take on additional responsibilities, and adjust to changing circumstances.




Figure 1: Training cycle

Relationship between training and retention rate

When a company improves its development programs, it makes employees feel more professional. They are empowered and confident in their ability to do any work that is assigned to them. The connection between management and employees is also improved by empowerment via training. As a result of all of these new advancements, the company's retention rates have grown (Weru, 2013). 

 



Figure 2: Relationship between training and retention

 

Further, As a result of training and development opportunities, a positive feedback loop is established: the company's success and goal achievement rate rise as a result of better-trained workers. At employment, success promotes overall satisfaction. More commitment follows satisfaction (Al-sharafi, 2018).

Morale is the key to a company's enhanced production. Because training makes the employees feel appreciated and valued, they are more likely to have a favorable attitude toward their work, resulting in additional career opportunities. An employee with high morale looks more into going to work the next day.

 

 

Conclusion

Developing a stronger staff retention is the first step in building a better organization. If the company does not continually train new employees, you won't be able to develop, enhance, or service your customers.

 

 

 

References

Al-sharafi, H., 2018. The Effect of Training and Career Development on Employees Retention. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, , Issue 2, pp. 420-430.

Anis, A., 2011. Employee retention relationship to training and development: A compensation perspective. African Journal of Business Management, 5(7), pp. 2679-2685.

Waleed Hassan, A. R. R. Q. R. J. &. S. S., 2013. The Effect of Training on Employee Retention. Global Journal of Management and Business Research Administration and Management, 13(6), pp. 2249-4588.

Weru, J. W., 2013. The Relationship between Training and Development on Performance of State Owned Corporation. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 3(9).

 

Comments

  1. Agreed with your conclusion. "Developing a stronger staff retention is the first step in building a better organization." Trained worker is the asset of every organization. This is one of important point to achieve the business goals. Good article with good explanation!

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  2. Agree with your blog. When employees going through a process of training they feel that company value them and their service. And the organisation wants to develop employees career coaching or support of management adds enormous value to employees retention.

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  3. yes , continue training is very important keep workers and motivate them to work easy in organization ,

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  4. Training is the most important thing we can do to enhance our strength. When we train our team, we can teach them what they need to know to help the company progress. If we train our employees in the greatest way possible, the company will improve automatically.

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  5. Now a days training is a common subject, But no one much care about the relation ship between the organization requirements. So impact is after getting the training, employees will move to another. So definitely as an organization must be understand required training modules to increase the organizational performance & employees future. Good topic you have published in here.

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  6. Training is an important part of job, it is increases employee retention and overall performance and happiness at work, benefiting both the organization and the employee.

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  7. Training has direct impact to employee retention. It enhance employee confident to work as well as employee motivation.

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  8. Villegas (2006) explained that training has a direct relationship with employee retention. Training helps organization to increase employee retention and decrease turn over. When employees are ongoing process of training, they feel that organization is interested in them and want to develop their career.

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  9. training and development always helping for the employee retention as well as it is very important for the company reputation and increase the bottom line profit merging. good article , thanks for the shearing.

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  10. Training develops the employee commitment making them feel the obligation to reciprocate the employers. Thus they stay longer in the organization after training provided. On the other hand, training makes employees feel the organizational supports and trust the employer. Hence, training is positively related to trust in management and reduces employee turnover.

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  11. Training and employees retention is mutually connected aspects. Even though it is found trained and experienced employees leaving organisation due to various reasons. It is a huge loss in terms of organisation development. Employer should tactful to raise a agreement with employees before grant valuable training opertunities.

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