What are the types of Training?

Training programmes are of many types depending on the purpose for which the training is being given. The most common ones are the induction training or orientation training which is given to new employees when they join the organization. It is a brief and informative training aimed at making the new employee familiar with his job, his senior and co-workers. The employees are taught the correct method of doing their job through the job training.

Safety training is given to minimize accidents and reduce damaged to the machinery. The existing employees are given promotional training to prepare them for higher level jobs, when they are promoted to new positions. Refresher training has to be given when the existing techniques of doing a job become obsolete as better techniques have been develop. The employees have to be trained with the use of these new techniques and methods. In this era of rapid technological changes, short term refresher trainings are becoming popular.