Train new employees to be a
valuable member of your team, with Frank Kelly’s five new employee training tips
for the HR professional.
Training is a Vital Task
As a member of the human
resources (HR) team, your remit is personnel management, which means that you
are often the first port of call for new employees. Often it falls to you to
conduct their orientation, as well as
provide them with the vital information they need to undertake their employment,
and conduct the basic training they need
to prove an asset to company.
Training is a vital task –
without it, that employee is far less productive, damaging the entire company’s
bottom line. That is why you have to get it absolutely right, a considerable
task in light of the burden placed upon your shoulders.
Frank Kelly’s Top Five Tips
Any HR professional has the basic
people skills to become an effective personnel trainer, you just need to know
how to translate them into what is effectively a teaching capacity, and these
five tips may help you along the way:
State Your Intentions: Ensure new
employees know what the purpose of their training is, and how it correlates
with wider company aspirations. This gives them a reference point for how the
information you are sharing with them, will play out in the working
environment.
Remember Location: A teacher is only as good as the quality of their classroom, and the same applies to a personnel trainer. Pick a space that has the necessary equipment to help you carry out your training programme, and with minimal distractions.
Diversify the Training Process: People have short attention spans; there’s only so much information they can take in before they switch off. Try bringing in guest speakers, such as a member of management, to diversify the training process, and keep new employees attention.
Encourage Learning: An essential tip, you need to make your new employees want to learn. Try injecting some competitive spirit into training sessions, as the thrill of competition often spurs people on to learn in pursuit of the sheer glory that comes with winning!
Incentivise: Even the best teachers need to bribe their students every once in a while, and you shouldn’t be afraid to do the same. New employees will eagerly take up the task of preparing themselves for their role, with a small prize at the end of the metaphorical yellow brick road to spur them on.
Remember Location: A teacher is only as good as the quality of their classroom, and the same applies to a personnel trainer. Pick a space that has the necessary equipment to help you carry out your training programme, and with minimal distractions.
Diversify the Training Process: People have short attention spans; there’s only so much information they can take in before they switch off. Try bringing in guest speakers, such as a member of management, to diversify the training process, and keep new employees attention.
Encourage Learning: An essential tip, you need to make your new employees want to learn. Try injecting some competitive spirit into training sessions, as the thrill of competition often spurs people on to learn in pursuit of the sheer glory that comes with winning!
Incentivise: Even the best teachers need to bribe their students every once in a while, and you shouldn’t be afraid to do the same. New employees will eagerly take up the task of preparing themselves for their role, with a small prize at the end of the metaphorical yellow brick road to spur them on.
As a HR Professional, not only is
it often your role to train new employees to become product members of the
company, but your people skills often make you the best person for the job.
Remember that.
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