If you want to get the best out of your workforce, or from yourself, then think like a sports coach. The best coaches don’t force their players to get better; they train them to be better athletes. The same goes for the workplace. You can train your employees to do their job in a faster and more efficient manner. You can also train yourself to be more employable.

Return to the Basics

Just like the great sports heroes, the best perfect the basic parts of their position. The simple everyday tasks can always be perfected. Or maybe there is a better way to get the job done. With retraining, you or your employees, can return to and fine tune basic skills. In this way, confidence is boosted and so is morale. Retraining, as offered on-site by K Alliance, can be especially helpful with:

• IT skills
• Custom development
• Network engineering
• Soft skills
• Desktop skills
• Protocol updates

Cross Training for Success

Guess what activity professional athletes sometimes use for cross training? Believe it or not, many take ballet classes. Now while they might not wear a tutu they certainly gain new balance, flexibility and strength in muscles they didn’t know they had. This goes the same for your company or job. If you learn how to do other related jobs, you gain insight into communication and efficiency.

For example, let’s say you work in logistics. You have to arrange deliveries and the movement of product. If you spend some time cross training in production, however, you will understand the challenges and limitations that go into getting the product to the logistic side. This global view helps you understand the entire mechanism of your organization. It also puts you in touch with other people and this makes your job more human and more enjoyable.

Up to Date Industry Training

Industry produces the goods or provides services. Each industry has its own classification. Furthermore, any given industry has its standards, and these standards are constantly evolving. Now you might have a lot of experience, but maybe there are new ways that are better or safer. You, or your team, get up to speed with the standard in the field. This not only helps with Safety & Security, but it also can allow you to become aware of the best processes used in your particular industry today. This is how industry training improves employability.

Industry training is available for the following industries:

• Chemical
• Petroleum
• Automotive
• Electronics
• Meatpacking
• Hospitality and tourism
• Food and fish
• Software
• Paper
• Entertainment
• Semiconductor

Skills Training Fills in Gaps

Every team and team member has developmental needs. Maybe they perform well in 90% of their tasks, but that last 10% just seems to hold them back. So train them. Give them, or yourself, the skills you need to be 100% effective. For example, you might need extra help in desktop applications even though you IT skills are otherwise very solid. By filling in these skills gaps, you become a stronger member of the team. This is a great morale booster, as it focuses on personalizing the training to fit the needs of individuals.

Conclusion

Career training is important to form strong teams with high morale. For the individual, it is a sure-fire way to maximize your level of employability. The best part is much of this can be done on-site through training programs.

Mark Arnold is a freelance writer who enjoys writing on career blogs. Check out K Alliance to get more info about training and certification programs.

This is a guest post for TheEmployable