Why You Need A Tailored Training Programme For Your Manufacturing Company
Manufacturing is a demanding industry, and unplanned downtime can have serious operational and financial consequences. So it’s essential you have tailored training that exactly meets the needs of your employees. And that the training provider delivers programmes in accordance with your company demands and availability.
By creating a tailored training programme in partnership with the training provider, it’s possible to inspire your workforce and bring about positive change that sticks. Which is what you want.
Investing in your leaders’ future
Training the workforce is vital and an ongoing task. You always need to:
- comply with industry standards
- boost productivity
- ensure worker safety
So you can think of training an investment in your company’s future rather than a financial burden you reluctantly give in to! And yes, in difficult economic times, that’s an understandable viewpoint.
However, competent, motivated workers are key to your success. Tailored training programmes that meet their individual needs and aspirations benefit your business with an improved work culture and a healthier bottom line.
How a tailored training programme works
When you partner with Keystone Training, we are exactly that. Partners – to help meet your business needs.
We work with you in collaboration to understand the intricacies of your business and its objectives.
We assess your risks as a manufacturing company. And then deliver a comprehensive and holistic training package specially aimed at addressing existing shortfalls and helping you to overcome specific business challenges.
We deliver what you expect – and more. How?
Our expert facilitators are skilled with deep industry-specific expertise. This enables them to add value, using innovative training techniques to:
- Impart knowledge
- Upskill even the most experienced employees
- Increase participant engagement
In this way, our experts unlock your business’ full potential.
Key areas of focus for tailored training
All training packages focus on some specific key areas while also being tailored to suit the needs of your business.
Areas that we always cover during a Keystone training package include productivity improvements, efficiency improvements and leadership skills.
We believe these three areas are fundamental to any business success.
Your workers of today are the leaders of tomorrow and need to understand where they fit into the mechanics of your manufacturing company. We empower them to deliver in accordance with your company’s aims.
The result is that your workers have the valuable leadership skills they need to act confidently and autonomously in their daily duties. This inspires others and increases productivity for you.
In addition, accident and injury rates decrease when workers have bespoke training to overcome the specific risks in manufacturing industries. The ones they encounter in their workplace. The ones you hope will never turn into emergencies through careless behaviour and lack of knowledge.
And the good news is that all employees can learn how to operate equipment safely and how to react in an emergency to minimise consequences for you as a business.
Tailored training for a manufacturing company not only improves worker competence but aligns closely with safety regulations.
And the bonus with tailored training?
The final reason why tailored training programmes are so valuable to the manufacturing industry is employee retention – and reduction of absenteeism.
The sector is in the midst of a skills shortage, so retaining skilled workers is essential for business success. Many Gen Z workers prefer to work at home. Millennials, too, have leant towards hybrid working.
This means you need to demonstrate a physically safe, culturally safe working environment where employees are seen to be happy and competent in their roles. This is what draws new employees in – and retains those you have. High turnover is always toxic.
Being able to assure prospective workers that you offer high-level training suited to their needs is something you can be proud of.
Investing in tailored training programmes not only ensures that workers are at the top of their game but recognises that they’re valued by you. So they become loyal.
To find out more about tailored training programmes, please contact Keystone Training today and let’s talk.
Esther Patrick is a Client Accounts Director at Keystone and a member of the Senior Leadership Team. An experienced consultant and management author, she has nearly 20 years’ experience leading client partnerships across sectors from construction to healthcare and designing leadership, culture, and team development programmes aligned with their strategic goals and values. Esther is passionate about creative, human-centred learning.
