Tips on training and upskilling your employees

Training and upskilling employees is essential in today’s ever-changing world. The pandemic has shown how the world can change in an instant, forcing businesses to quickly adapt their operations. It is crucial you ensure your employees are well equipped to adjust and be flexible during change.

An effective way of upskilling employees and training employees, includes providing greater variety in a job role. Including variety in a job role can improve the interest, challenge and commitment of employees within the workplace. 

Studies have shown employees who are routinely completing repetitive tasks and are rarely challenged, lose interest in the job and/or employees become dissatisfied. 

On the other hand, creating too much variety in a job role can also create adverse effects within a workplace. Employees can feel frustrated due to spreading themselves too thinly, and also have a sense of dissatisfaction. 

Finding the optimal level of variety in a job role can be difficult to achieve, as it differs from person to person, and job to job. However, when designing a job, the below questions may be of assistance to in attaining an optimal level of variety.  

• Does the position have a suitable level of variety?
• Does the position hold a lot of responsibility?
• Does the position provide an opportunity to be autonomous?
• How much feedback does the position receive about performance?
• Is there opportunity in this role to participate in decision-making?
• To what extent does this position provide support and recognition?

Providing employees with continuous support and career advancement opportunities, can allow them to feel appreciated and maintain their productivity, motivation and sense of belonging.

If you would like some more guidance or advice in designing a job, or upskilling employees, please contact our Workplace Relations Team on (07) 3872 2222 or workplacerelations@amaq.com.au.