Consider the following facts about Training and Development.

(A) Training is career oriented.

(B) Development is the process of learning and growth.

(C) Training increases knowledge and skills.

(D) training prepares employees for current job performance.

(E) Development is the process of increasing the knowledge and understanding of employees.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(B), (C) and (D) only

The correct answer is option (2)- (B), (C) and (D) only.

(A) Training is career oriented. This is not true as training is job oriented process.

(B) Development is the process of learning and growth. This is true.

(C) Training increases knowledge and skills. This is true. 

(D) Training prepares employees for current job performance. This is true. 

(E) Development is the process of increasing the knowledge and understanding of employees. This is not true as training is a process of increasing knowledge and skills.

* The term training is used to indicate the process by which attitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased. But the term development means growth of individual in all respects. Training is short term process but development is an on going process. Also, development includes training.

Training is any process by which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased. It is a process of learning new skills and application of knowledge. It attempts to improve their performance on the current job or prepare them for any intended job.

Development refers to the learning opportunities designed to help employees grow. It covers not only those activities which improve job performance but also those which bring about growth of the personality, help individuals in the progress towards maturity and actualisation of their potential capacities so that they become not only good employees but better men and women.