1. TRAINING  According to Edwin B. Flippo, “Training is an act of increasing the knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job”.

2. NATURES OF TRAINING  Planned sequence of Events: Training is a planned series of activities that make it possible for the trainees to do things which they have not done before.  Promotes behavioural changes: Training helps in bringing a positive changes in the behaviour of an employee by imparting special skills and helping them to perform better.

3.  Enhancing Capabilities: Training is not be ristricted to acquire a particular skill for doing a particular assigned task, but at the same time it is related to the development of the overall capabilities to manage the problems.  Removes mental blocks: Training helps in clearing the doubts and insecurities of trainees about their job.  Establishes relationship between theory and practices : Training makes it possible for the trainees to link the acquire theoretical knowledge and practical application of their knowledge.

4. OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING  To increase Employees Efficiency: Training aims at increase the efficiency of the employee by imparting the skills needed to perform the task in a better way.  To upgrade employee’s skill: Training is essential to keep the employee updated in advance and incorporate the technological changes in accordance with system and procedures of the organisation.

5.  Reduces the production expenditure Training helps the employees to do their work to the best of their abilities in the most economic way.  Minimum need of supervision: If a trained person is operating machinery, there will be no need of supervisor, as employee himself is sufficient enough to do good job.  Improved levels of quantity and quality: training leads to better production of the goods in large quantity, which are qualitatively superior as well.

6. METHODS OF TRAINING 1)ON-THE-JOB METHODS On job training methods are based on the concept of learning by doing. In this method,trainees are provided with real job-setting to do their jobs.