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Workplace Education serves the interests of management, union, and the overall workplace, benefiting your organization in so many ways.
Your workplace may gain:
- more confident workers
- workers with improved team skills
- stronger management/labour relations
- workers with stronger academic skills
- workers better prepared for training
- greater retention of workers
- positive strategies for managing change
- workers comfortable using technology
- more adaptable and safer workplaces
Here is some proof that Workplace Education works:
Increased Productivity - After investing in workplace education,
Minas Basin Pulp & Power Company saw their efficiencies exceed 80 per cent on
their machines every month, something the company had never seen before.
Absenteeism reached an all-time low. And there was a 13-fold
reduction in time lost as a result of accidents
Attraction and Retention - Some companies that have invested in
programs have reduced staff turnover by 70 per cent. (Source: A.
Smith, "Return on Investment in Training: Research Readings.") A Louis Harris and
Associate poll revealed that 41 per cent of employees planned to leave their employers
who offered poor or no training.
Increased Confidence of Employees - According
to Statistics Canada, "human capital development through education and skills learning
is three times as important to economic growth as is investing in
physical capital." For example: after participating in a basic computer program, one
employee at Elmsdale Lumber became interested in computer design and software. |
