How Do Performance Appraisals and Training Work Together to Boost Growth?

Hi All, what links are there between performance appraisal and training/development? How do these practices feed into and complement each other? 

Thank you. 

Performance Appraisal and Training Needs

Generally, during performance appraisals, the training and development needs of the employees are identified by their superior or head of the department based on the ratings and comments given to the skills/knowledge section. We have divided the performance appraisal into three parts: targets, job description, and skills. These needs serve as the foundation for enhancing the knowledge and skills of the employees to improve their job performance.

Steps in the Training and Development Process

The identification of training needs is the first step in the training and development process. Subsequently, half-yearly/yearly training and development activities are planned, and then training programs are conducted based on the training and development plan.

After conducting training and development activities, at the end of the year, the employees' skills are reassessed and rated. The ratings provide justification for the efforts put into training and development (although there are various methods to evaluate the effectiveness of training and development).

I hope the information above helps answer your query to some extent.

Regards,
Vishal

Appraisals, regardless of their type and methodology, are supposed to assess/evaluate the performance of an incumbent in the role/responsibility given to him/her. The final outcome of the assessment will show both the strong and weak points of the incumbent, especially if there are standards or metrics being used as a reference for outstanding and/or poor performance. This information is intended to be used by HR as a primary source of information for their Training Needs Analysis (TNA) or Gap Analysis.

Generally, HR's training and development group looks at these weak points/areas identified in appraisals where improvement interventions are urgently needed for the incumbent to succeed in the organization. When completed, these interventions are expected to yield better (or improved) performance for the incumbent in the succeeding appraisal.

Best regards,
Ed Llarena, Jr.
Managing Partner
Emilla International Consulting Services

There is a great link between performance evaluation and training. We can assess an employee through some assessment evaluation tool. An employee should be evaluated in all aspects so that he can be trained and developed to attain the ultimate goal.