Most workplaces these days are happy to encourage their employees to take as many training courses as they like, provided they are relevant to their current job and not just a CV builder and provided that they don’t sign up for so many programmes that they’re never in the office! It is fairly obvious what employees get out of it – new skills that they can use now and in the future as well as sense that they are appreciated and encouraged by their boss – but what do employers get out of sending their staff on courses when they could be in the office doing a hard day’s work?
