The issue is getting mounting attention as training programs grow in popularity. The Conference Board, a nonprofit research and business group, is hosting a gathering Wednesday in New York that will look at new training strategies. Workers who see training as a career boost will learn and feel loyal to a company, experts say. Programs are poorly designed. Companies may unwittingly support unimaginative or dull programs that employees find deter learning.
Trainers lack expertise.
Those providing training may not know their audience, or they lack teaching skills. Hoping to pique interest, some firms are turning to eclectic training approaches. Spring Paranet in Houston requires technical analysts to take two weeks of training a year. There is also a week-long retreat for some new hires. Bankers Trust has married training with 3-D videogames.