One of the tasks of the HR department is to ensure a constant development of the staff of the company and to make their knowledge and skills competitive. The more professional and efficient the employees are the more successful the company is. If you still doubt that training programs are beneficiary for the companies, here are seven arguments which will reassure you.

1. Employees’ knowledge and skills are a company’s competitive advantage. 21^st century is the era of fast changes. Only those who are flexible and can change fast will manage to be successful and win the market. The technologies as well as the science develops fast and the employees should be always aware of the changes and use them in their everyday work. Trainings will help them learn how to use new technologies, they will teach them new sales or management techniques. The employees who attend the trainings will learn about new trends on the market and will be able to use this knowledge for the benefit of their company.
2. Trainings leverage staff’s efficiency. Time management, computer skills and others improve the productivity of the employees. Having improved their Excel skills, they spend less time on reporting or other tasks. The correct usage of the time helps to accomplish more tasks during the working day and keep a healthy work-life balance.
3. Trainings decrease staff flow as the employees realize that the company is ready to invest in their development.
4. Internal trainings and seminars build the loyalty of the staff and the employees become the ambassadors of the company which has a positive impact on its image.
5. Trainings make the work more interesting and diverse. People learn something new, start to use new skills and it brings the variety into their everyday work.
6. When attending external trainings the employees have a great opportunity of networking and socializing. They may acquire important contacts which will help them in future.
7. Trainings motivate to think out of the box. Having encountered some issue we don’t know how to solve it. Trainings give a detached view on the issue and bring new ideas how to solve the problem.

The list of arguments may be easily prolonged by many more points. The trainings do good for the employees and are beneficiary for the companies. It’s obvious that the money spent on the seminars is never thrown down the drain.