Meera Ltd. runs two programmes for its staff. Programme X teaches the sales staff how to use the new billing software in their present jobs. Programme Y covers activities that help the staff grow as persons and move towards maturity and actualisation of their potential. What are Programme X and Programme Y?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → X is training and Y is development.
Option (1) X is training and Y is development. — Correct. X builds a skill for the present job, which is training. Y helps staff grow as persons, which is development.
Option (2) X is training and Y is education. — Incorrect. Education increases knowledge and understanding and builds a logical mind. Growth of the personality is development.
Option (3) X is education and Y is development. — Incorrect. Teaching a skill for the present job is training. Education deals with understanding and interpreting knowledge.
Option (4) X is development and Y is education. — Incorrect. Both parts are wrong. X is training and Y is development.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Training, Development and Education … 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. Education is the process of increasing the knowledge and understanding of employees. It is the understanding and interpretation of knowledge. It does not provide definite answers, but rather develops a logical and rational mind that can determine relationships among pertinent variables and thereby understand a phenomenon. Education imparts qualities of mind and character and understanding of the basic principles and develop the capacities of analysis, synthesis and objectivity. Education is broader in scope than training. Training is tied to the goals of organisations more than to the goals of the individual. …”
“… capacities so that they become not only good employees but better men and women. …” |
