Friends,
I am faced with a problem.
My company is into Manufacturing industry. As a part of Quality Management System requirement we are expected to conduct regular training programmes to update the skills and knowledge levels of our employees. So far we have been conducting training programmes during working hours. The employees (in different groups) are pulled from the work floor to attend these training sessions. We have three hours of training programme per week. Recently HR got feed back from the production Manager that training programme during working hours is causing loss of manpowers resulting in low production. The pressure from Production was so strong that we had to take up the matter with the top management. Now it has decided to conduct training after working hours or during holidays.
The point here is the trainees show less interest in training participation and raises lots of complaints as many women staff face problem in getting back home late. Personally I do feel that the attitude towards training from employees part has reduced drastically. I tried my best to convince the top and the production people that the loss of manpowers due to the training is only a short term phenomenon but will have greater positive results in the long term. But I was not able to strengthen my points with facts, where as production people better able to convince the top with facts and figures with the loss of production.
Currently the HR feel that the training programme has reduced to merely an act of producing records for training instead of skill development.
I wish to know what is the general practice that is followed in the manufacturing industries about the timing of training programmes. What do you think about the timing of training? To have training during working hours? or holidays/after working hours?
Please post your opinions....
What are the practices you follow in your own organisations?
Do you have any other alternatives to suggest...?
Regards,
shijit.
I am faced with a problem.
My company is into Manufacturing industry. As a part of Quality Management System requirement we are expected to conduct regular training programmes to update the skills and knowledge levels of our employees. So far we have been conducting training programmes during working hours. The employees (in different groups) are pulled from the work floor to attend these training sessions. We have three hours of training programme per week. Recently HR got feed back from the production Manager that training programme during working hours is causing loss of manpowers resulting in low production. The pressure from Production was so strong that we had to take up the matter with the top management. Now it has decided to conduct training after working hours or during holidays.
The point here is the trainees show less interest in training participation and raises lots of complaints as many women staff face problem in getting back home late. Personally I do feel that the attitude towards training from employees part has reduced drastically. I tried my best to convince the top and the production people that the loss of manpowers due to the training is only a short term phenomenon but will have greater positive results in the long term. But I was not able to strengthen my points with facts, where as production people better able to convince the top with facts and figures with the loss of production.
Currently the HR feel that the training programme has reduced to merely an act of producing records for training instead of skill development.
I wish to know what is the general practice that is followed in the manufacturing industries about the timing of training programmes. What do you think about the timing of training? To have training during working hours? or holidays/after working hours?
Please post your opinions....
What are the practices you follow in your own organisations?
Do you have any other alternatives to suggest...?
Regards,
shijit.