Training is a lifelong process.

Employee training can be defined as planned organizational efforts to help employees learn job-related knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. Training is a lifelong process. For example training workers for international business is effective in preparing them for work in a different culture.

• Describe some of the employee training and development programs used in organizations today. Explain which ones may be more effective than others.
• Do an Internet search using the phrase: CDC – Training – Hand Hygiene. In a health care setting hand washing is a key measure in preventing the spread of disease. From a training perspective explain why something as simple as hand washing would require such a developed training module.