Employee Training and Career Development
Jimmy Thompson
HRM/300
August 17, 2013
Dr. Tim Lolatte

Employee Training and Career Development Organizations could not properly function without employees. Whether it be a small to a large corporation, employees are what make an organization. Ensuring that the organization’s employees are well taken care of is vital to success and the human resources department is the tool that will help make the organization a successful business; therefore it is important that the HRM properly help to coordinate employee training programs, as well as career development programs for the employees. Role of Training The role of training in an organization’s development is important as the workplace consists of people from all different backgrounds, with people who have different views and beliefs. This is largely due to a person’s cultural views and the social group that they belong to. Many organizations, especially very large corporations, must ensure that they establish employee training programs as jobs in the workplace have become more complex (DeCenzo & Robbins, 2007, p. 209). Employee training is simply geared towards the employee’s job and the duties and tasks that it relates to. Often times, HRM plays a big role in helping to determine when or who needs the training, but it is mainly determined by supervisors or managers. When managers need to determine who or when an employee needs training, there are several factors to consider, as training can be very costly for the organization. The biggest and probably the most important factor to take into consideration is the organization’s goals and what will be achieved by having the employee conduct training courses. Once it has been decided that an employee is to participate in employee training, what method of training should be