Without top-level support, employees have less incentive to retain information and apply it to their work. When top management shows interest in the learning process, participants are more likely to apply new skills and knowledge to their work. Upper management’s influence on how employees react to training cannot be overestimated.
Money Talks
The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) conducts an annual “State of the Industry” survey, which reveals what companies are doing for training, how much they’re spending, and what they’re reaping in return. According to the report, there is a direct correlation between the amount of money spent on training and the profitability of the company. ASTD is a reliable source to quote when convincing company management of the importance of training.
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Here are more statistics on the risks and costs of not training your employees to do their jobs safely and effectively:
According to OSHA, 6,000 U.S. employees die each year from workplace injuries and another 50,000 die from illnesses caused by exposure to workplace hazards.
According to OSHA, 6 million workers suffer nonfatal injuries every year at a cost to U.S. businesses of more than $125 billion.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, workers’ compensation costs have risen an average of 50% nationwide since 2000.
According to NCCI, the average cost of a typical accident with a physical injury is $10,971 while safety training costs an average of $2,000 per session.
In one recent year, OSHA’s federal inspections fined U.S. companies a total of more than $80 million for violations; state inspections in 26 states fined companies more than $70 million for violations.
In one recent year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 14,396 charges of sexual harassment. Almost 15% of those charges were filed by males.
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EEOC resolved 15,792 sexual harassment charges and recovered $50.3 million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals (not including monetary benefits obtained through litigation).
All these numbers add up to a big expense for companies with poorly trained workforces. And they do not include the costs of lowered employee morale after co-workers are injured or killed on the job, or when harassment or discrimination lawsuits are filed or fines assessed against the company.
Bottom-line–Well-structured, customized, and up-to-date training will save your company money.
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Courses keep participants interested with engaging audio, built-in exercises, and key points to remember. At the completion of every course, individuals take a quiz designed to test for competency in all the course material presented. Quiz results and course completion times are automatically recorded.
Every course can be tailored with supporting and custom documents. BLR provides supporting documents for courses that include complete slide show notes and the answer key for the included quiz. As the administrator, you have the option of displaying uploaded documents and requiring review before the session begins. This is especially useful for company policies or worksite-specific information. Supporting materials can be added, edited, or removed at any time.
With only a few minutes’ setup, you company will have a complete Web-based training program with professionally developed courses, employee testing capabilities, and systematic documentation of employee training sessions and scores. And remember, BLR TrainingToday courses can be delivered at individual employee desks, in computer centers, at training kiosks, or even in a classroom.
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