2014 Employee Training Trends

2014 EMPLOYEE TRAINING TRENDS MBLR Over 1,050 HR professionals told us about employee training practices in their organization, including the most popular topics, training methods, resources and materials used, and HR's role in the process. Here are some of the most interesting things we learned. Most Popular Compliance Training Topics What kinds of training are conducted the most? 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 Employees/Staff Managers/Supervisors I Discrimination INew Hire Orientation ISex ual Harassment I Sex ual Harassment Emergency Procedures | Safety/Haz ardous Materials INew Hire Orientation |Emergency Preparedness Discrimination I Safety/Haz ardous Materials Professional Development Management Topics Leadership 82.6% Handling Problem Employees 76% Ethics/Integrity 71.7% Communication 69.4% Team Building 69.1% Managers and supervisors rank leadership as the most important topic for formal mentoring programs 22% 20% 12% JOB SKILLS LEADERSHIP/ SUPERVISORY COMPLIANCE MOST NEEDED' TRAINING What kinds of training do organizations say they need the most? HOW LONG DOES TRAINING LAST? ONE TWOS DAY 231 COMPLAINT HOUR HOURS ALL 27% of respondents say there's not enough time for training! 39% 19% 15% Most reported that their trainings sessions lasted at least one hour Decide what training is needed 86% HR'S ROLE IN TRAINING Purchase training materials 80% Conduct the actual training 79% - --- - - - - - - -- CommonTraining Methods BLR Training Materials -------- HR.BLR.com offers employee training materials on just about' any topic related to HR compliance, supervisor skills, and job skills, including: 60 Orientation Communication Emergency Planning Problem Solving Ethics Hiring HR Strategy Leadership Skills 40 Project Management Safety and Health Sexual Harassment 30 20 10 And much more! Visit http://hr.blr.com/training today! We offer audio and PowerPoint presentations as well as all the other training resources you need: Quizes, Speaker's Notes, Training Exercises, Certificates, Evaluation Forms and "Train the Trainer' materials. How training was conducted IIn person by your staff Print materials Online DVD/Video In person by someone from outside the company Source: BLR's Training and Development Survey (1,052 participants) Get the full survey results at http://ow.ly/xBZak GBLR