Training for your Employees Why the “Time
is Money” Concept
is not appropriate here

Of Misconceptions and Rose-tinted Spectacles: keep your Eyes open when searching for the Perfect Training Courses

Training providers are a dime a dozen, so finding the right one for your company can be overwhelming at first. That’s why you should definitely start your search with clear ideas.

It should of course be inexpensive and preferably not require too many training days. After all, your employees are needed for their projects and should not be absent for too long.

If you’ve just been nodding your head, there’s some bad news: this is the completely wrong idea you have of perfect training.

Correct Use needs to be learned: what Cars and ERP and CRM Systems have in common

Can you still remember when you got your driver’s license? All those theory and practical driving lessons and the subsequent tests? You weren’t allowed to get behind the wheel and hit the road after just one day. After all, driving without a license could cause immense damage.

And that’s exactly what you should keep in mind when it comes to your employees and their training.

Perhaps you are thinking that driving a car and operating an ERP or CRM system are not comparable. Otherwise there would surely be something like an “ERP driver’s license”. Of course, there is no such thing.

But just like driving a car without a license, operating the ERP or CRM system incorrectly can cause enormous damage! You yourself are responsible for providing your team members with the best possible training.

Your Path to the Perfect Training Course

So how do you find the right training provider? Set yourself clear goals and objectives. Here are a few helpful tips:

• Ask yourself the following question at the beginning: what exactly is the goal of the training and what skills do you want your team to acquire?

• Plan a sufficient budget

• Determine how many and which team members should be trained

• What about the duration of the training? Depending on the subject matter, you need to plan enough time. (half-day, full-day, several days/once or repeatedly)

• Which form of training would you prefer? A seminar, a workshop or would you prefer online training?

• Should your employees receive certification at the end so they can officially prove their new knowledge?

In addition to all these tips, it could also be very helpful for you to look into the SMART method to ensure that your next project is a success with the right preparation.

The Learning of Lifelong Learning

People never stop learning. Like a sponge, the brain absorbs every little detail and stores it in the memory. You are probably familiar with this from your everyday working life. Sometimes someone shows you a new key combination, for example, and from then on you suddenly use it every day.

The world is constantly changing and it requires adaptation and reorientation to keep pace with this change. It’s the same in the world of work. That’s why it’s so important to develop your employees to the best of your ability so that their knowledge and skills are constantly improving and so that they don’t become frustrated.

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Leave the “Time is Money” Concept behind you

Don’t choose the first training provider that comes along that advertises its low prices and few training topics, no matter how complex the subject. Otherwise you could be in for a nasty surprise.

It is very important to set a proper budget and enough time so that your team has the opportunity to really learn something. So do not save at the wrong end when it comes to training.

Because what’s that saying again? “Buy cheap, buy twice.”