The business case for training your teams
Increased productivity If your teams know their role and are well trained then productivity will increase and skills will develop further through experiences. The manufacturing industries have followed this principle for many years and the health and social care, education and young people’s services are now working towards the same principle. Staff retention Investing in teams will demonstrate a genuine interested in developing their skills and as a result they often stay longer and dedicate energy to their role. Recruiting replacement staff is expensive, time consuming and can be unsettling for an established team and it is much better to train and retain your best people to ensure that they always have a fresh approach to their work and continue to feel valued. Decrease need for supervision The better trained a team can be, the fewer requirements there is for managers to provide continual supervision. The best trained team will be able to take the skills they have learned, apply the...