Employee training: what it is and what it means

Employee training is any structured action an organization puts in place — internal or external — to develop transferable skills in its people. It differs from task training because the skills it develops apply in different contexts and are not tied to a specific tool or procedure. It is an organizational function, not an event: it requires a plan, identified participants, measurable objectives and mechanisms that carry learning into everyday practice.

Distinctive: transferable skills
Distinctive: organizational function, not an event
Essential: structured action
Essential: internal or external
Essential: develop transferable skills
Constant: in its people

Glossary

Employee training

Any structured action an organization puts in place — internal or external — to develop transferable skills in its people.