{"id":1677,"date":"2017-12-04T12:24:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T12:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lbtc.co.uk\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2021-03-18T08:35:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T08:35:14","slug":"importance-training-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lbtc.co.uk\/human-resources-blog\/importance-training-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Training and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
The employer-employee relationship has changed. This is evident by the regularity with which individuals change their employers. It remains to be seen what name historians and future generations will use to refer to this era of fundamental transformation in the employment relationship. Whether this period is said to be characterised by a \u201ctransition to a knowledge-based economy,\u201d \u201cthe advent of global sourcing,\u201d or the \u201cstart of the digital age,\u201d the bottom line is that the demand for talent has been, and will continue to be, anything but stable.<\/p>\n
Similarly, individuals\u2019 work-related knowledge, skills, and abilities are subject to continuous obsolescence and displacement. As such, the survival and adaptability of individuals in today\u2019s talent market depend on their \u201clearning\u201d a living, that is, refining and adding to their skill sets throughout their careers to adapt to ever-changing requirements. Gone are the times when career-related learning referred to a choice made only once and early in one\u2019s career. Today, individuals make many continuous-learning choices as they navigate the \u201cpermanent whitewater\u201d of today\u2019s talent market.<\/p>\n