When it comes to training staff on safety or procedures, one of the biggest problems many of our clients talk about is the difficulty of training staff consistently across numerous sites.
1. Use more Visuals - 83% of human learning occurs visually. Use lots of photos, videos, diagrams and colour to present training information. Avoid relying heavily on text based training. After all, we only recall 10% of what we read compared to 50% for what we both see and hear.
Getting new starters up to speed as quickly possible should be the goal of every company. Yet, sadly, most companies tend to induct new starters with boring reading materials and little training support.
According to research by Recruitment Solutions in April 2007, 47% of employee turnover occurs within the first 90 days of employment. With 60% of respondents highlighting induction improvements as a priority area for investment.
In a recent AFRBoss article, it was cited that an important trend over the next decade will be the shift from words to images in communication.
