Investing in employees’ professional development is one way employers today are gaining an edge over their competition. More and more, employers are realizing that professional development training yields both financial benefits for them and personal benefits for their workforce.
In a broad sense, professional development is continuing education and training that provides an individual with the necessary skills needed for their current or future position. Employees seek professional development opportunities to grow their knowledge in a certain area and learn new skills for the work they do.
Professional development opportunities can range from returning to school to completing a new certification to taking training focused on specific skills. Professional development also includes the development of interpersonal skills, which are skills related to how we interact with each other.
Without a doubt, technical skills are extremely important for the safety and efficiency of your operations. But don’t overlook the benefits of training your workforce’s interpersonal skills.
Interpersonal skills are the skills individuals use to communicate, interact, and collaborate with one another. These include active listening, empathy, negotiation, conflict resolution, and more. With the help of professional development training, employees can improve their interpersonal skills.
Here are just seven of the many ways professional development training can benefit your OQ program and create a more skilled workforce.
Energy Worldnet is known for being one of the most trusted providers of OQ training and helping Operators meet their OQ and OSHA compliance needs. We have an extensive library of pre-written OQ courses. We also offer many other services, including custom content (training) to fit an Operator’s OQ program’s specific needs.
But OQ and OSHA training aren’t all we offer. We have a variety of professional development courses designed to bring out the best in your workforce. These courses focus on developing a learner’s:
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