Training and development includes any activity that helps employees acquire new, or improve existing, knowledge or skills. Training is formal processes by which talent development professionals help individuals improve performance at work. Development is the acquisition of knowledge, skill, or attitude that prepares people for new directions or responsibilities. Training is one specific and common form of employee development; other forms include coaching, mentoring, informal learning, self-directed learning, or experiential learning.
Companies are in control of time and duration of the training. They can be scheduled in a manner so that the timing doesn’t overlap with the working hours. Hence, employees don’t have to fall behind their schedules. This training also encourages team building. Delegates from different departments can take the training and understand each other’s role. They learn to work with each other and resolve conflicts.