Employee training has traditionally focused on a job’s specifics—for example, a payroll specialist should be trained on how to operate the company’s payroll system and deal with staff questions, a building manager should be trained on key areas of building monitoring and maintenance, software engineers should be trained on new and improved methods for effective and secure coding, etc.
But there are many areas of general training that companies often overlook. Some employers might assume their staff already possessed these generic skills and knowledge, while others simply may not have thought to include them. In this post, we look at a few non-job-specific areas employers should consider incorporating into their training programs.
