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Benefits of IT training

Companies that take the time to familiarize employees with technology save time, headaches and money. In his leadershiparticles.net article “Key Advantages to Employee IT Training,” Robert Thomson explains the following reasons managers should seek to provide IT training for their team:
• Increased productivity. “The key advantage to employee IT training is that the productivity increases achieved in this fundamentally important, core business activity makes possible a cascade of improvements in other departments,” Thomson writes.
• Access to information. Employees who can independently access crucial resources and information will be more effective and efficient when doing their jobs.
• Morale. An important responsibility companies have is to keep their employees up to date and informed. IT training can improve the company’s value to the employee and increase job satisfaction.
• Retention. A company that fulfills its information obligations to employees has a better chance of keeping quality people. “Some companies have reported that their training programs have reduced employee turnover by as much as 70% with a return on investment of some 7,000%,” Thomson says.
The benefits of universal IT training are often underrated; managers and reps should consider whether their organization could benefit from it.