People play a huge role in the Hardware sector. The people you have representing your business from the boardroom to the shop floor will play such a huge role in determining your success in business.
Employers need to invest in people and trust their HR teams to find ways of selecting, recruiting, rewarding and motivating top talent.
Training is key to supporting the development of your team. Much of this will remain on the job, physical learning from more senior colleagues. Many employers are now complementing this with an e-learning offering that introduces team members to new skills and ideas in a convenient and cost-effective way.
Training should not be viewed as a cost. If you select the correct content, it is an investment both in your team member, but also the bottom line of your business once the skills you give your team are relevant to them and add value to what they can offer your business. It’s a win-win!
For any sceptics reading this, I presume you are holding onto the old saying – ‘what if I train them and they leave?’ Which of course prompts the reply – ‘what if you don’t train them and they stay?’
Initial training should be part of an onboarding or induction process for all recruits and a training plan should exist for all roles in a business. Training can be a mix of in person traditional training sessions, on the job learning from experienced colleagues, and e-learning via online material.
In today’s climate, offering meaningful training is a real advantage. We can see this particularly with Gen Z. Now a growing part of the workforce, they place huge value on upskilling, career development, and working for companies that invest in their people.
We at HR Consultants Tom Smyth & Associates are long standing Corporate Partners of Hardware Association Ireland, and we have and continue to adapt to the needs of our clients. We have just launched www.workplacetraining.ie to bring a range of relevant e-learning courses to the market.
With over 30 years of HR and training experience, we have created courses that employers need and that add value to them and their team. The platform focuses on key areas like introducing workers to Health & Safety, critical training in Dignity and Respect at Work as well as inclusive courses on Diversity and Inclusion and Unconscious Bias. These aren’t generic tick-the-box courses, they’re built around the real
challenges Irish businesses face every day.
Courses are concise, engaging, and easy to access on any device. Team members can complete them at their own pace, and managers can track progress with ease. It’s training that fits around your business, not the other way around.
There is also a dedicated range of Management courses including:
– Smart Recruitment
– Managing Inductions
– Managing Probation Periods
– Conducting Appraisals
– Having Difficult Conversations.
There is also a complementary range of courses on Mental Health Awareness which any employer can register and assign to their team free of charge to ensure information and advice on this really important topic is available in the workplace.
Further complementary digital content on health and wellbeing will be added as the overall digital library expands based on training trends and client feedback.
To discuss any contents further, or to arrange a demo of the system please contact us at info@workplacetraining.ie or call 021 4634154.
TOMMY SMYTH – Owner of Tom Smyth & Associates
Tommy Smyth will be presenting at the HAI Masterclass on Recruitment and Retention on September 5th at Johnstown Estate Hotel.
