There are some things that make effective training for employees and some things that do not. I personally do not have much experience with work training because I have not been employed in many positions, but I will draw upon my overall experiences in student leadership and in the workforce as well. Working in the student leadership in my religious organization I served in two prominent executive roles. One of them being the Vice President and the other being the Communications Director. Beginning these roles, I understood what they generally entailed because I knew the people that held them previously. Although I knew a lot about the position, I did not know how to execute the role effectively. Within the raining or the “passing of the torch” moment when I took over the position I was given all of the logins and told what my responsibilities were which was great, but I was not taught how to do the different tasks at hand. I think that mentorship throughout the first part of the position from the previous officer would make the training a bit more effective. Furthering that communication and being seen as someone others desired to be successful would have helped a lot. Although, one advantage and efficiency of the training was the vision that was laid out. The director of the organization really had a great vision and framework that he wanted all of us to operate under. Therefore, I knew exactly what he was looking for and how I could implement my skills in order to fulfill common goals.
These are my personal reflections on what was effective for me granted my experience and there is much more to reflect on here that would make this significantly longer. If you have any questions, please let me know!
