The Benefits of Training Employees on Your Systems
The Benefits of Training Employees on Your Systems
In today’s day and age, everyone is supposed to be a technology expert. That means employees are often hesitant to mention that they’re not fully sure how to use a particular technology, or that they know how to use it but not to it its fullest extent. This hesitation to speak up means that employers aren’t always aware of the training gap in their employees’ skill sets.
According to one recent research article:
Training and development ultimately upgrade not only the productivity of employees but also of the organization.
As an employer, investing some resources in the training of your staff can actually be financially beneficial in terms of increased productivity. Here are three mile markers at which you may want to consider adding in some training for your employees.
- When you’re onboarding an employee.
It’s best to get people off to a right start and prevent bad habits from happening in the first place. When a new employee starts or an existing employee switches positions, ensure they have the right instruction on any systems they’ll be using so they’re able to start on the right foot and have the maximum chance of success.
- When you add a new piece of software.
Don’t leave it to your employees to read through the documentation of newly-adopted software. Instead, it may pay off to schedule a more active training to get people started the right way. If you’re paying anything to obtain this new tool, the software company will almost certainly have a multitude of training resources available to your staff at no cost (it’s in their interest to encourage rapid adoption).
- When you come up on a “teachable moment”.
One of the best ways to learn when you should do employee training is when you get a question from an employee and you get the sense that other employees may have the same question as well. You can then use this question, which came out of a typical working scenario, to solidify the knowledge of the whole team.
Different members of your team will specialize in different areas, so it’s possible you may be able to have one person teach the others on what to do. If you don’t know the answer to the question yourself, that’s an even better sign that your entire team may require training.
At BlūLīn IT, we offer your employees the training they need to get comfortable with new software and be maximally productive. We offer initial training, as well as ongoing development training and a help desk to answer the questions of employees.
And, if you’re not sure where to start, we can help do a full evaluations of your systems and make a recommendation on which types of training would have the biggest impact on your company’s productivity. Contact us today to schedule a consultation!
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In today’s day and age, everyone is supposed to be a technology expert. That means employees are often hesitant to mention that they’re not fully sure how to use a particular technology, or that they know how to use it but not to it its fullest extent. This hesitation to speak up means that employers aren’t always aware of the training gap in their employees’ skill sets.
According to one recent research article:
Training and development ultimately upgrade not only the productivity of employees but also of the organization.
As an employer, investing some resources in the training of your staff can actually be financially beneficial in terms of increased productivity. Here are three mile markers at which you may want to consider adding in some training for your employees.
- When you’re onboarding an employee.
It’s best to get people off to a right start and prevent bad habits from happening in the first place. When a new employee starts or an existing employee switches positions, ensure they have the right instruction on any systems they’ll be using so they’re able to start on the right foot and have the maximum chance of success.
- When you add a new piece of software.
Don’t leave it to your employees to read through the documentation of newly-adopted software. Instead, it may pay off to schedule a more active training to get people started the right way. If you’re paying anything to obtain this new tool, the software company will almost certainly have a multitude of training resources available to your staff at no cost (it’s in their interest to encourage rapid adoption).
- When you come up on a “teachable moment”.
One of the best ways to learn when you should do employee training is when you get a question from an employee and you get the sense that other employees may have the same question as well. You can then use this question, which came out of a typical working scenario, to solidify the knowledge of the whole team.
Different members of your team will specialize in different areas, so it’s possible you may be able to have one person teach the others on what to do. If you don’t know the answer to the question yourself, that’s an even better sign that your entire team may require training.
At BlūLīn IT, we offer your employees the training they need to get comfortable with new software and be maximally productive. We offer initial training, as well as ongoing development training and a help desk to answer the questions of employees.
And, if you’re not sure where to start, we can help do a full evaluations of your systems and make a recommendation on which types of training would have the biggest impact on your company’s productivity. Contact us today to schedule a consultation!