The benefits of trained staff
Training has significant benefits for both employers and trainees. Think about training your workforce.
Employers increasingly realise that the key to business growth and success is through developing the skills and knowledge of their workforce.
Trained staff:
- have greater confidence and higher self-esteem which means a happier workplace and greater productivity
- have more job satisfaction and feel valued which leads to reduced staff turnover and the costs associated with this
- enjoy greater job security because of the extra skills they can provide to their employer
- stay with the same employer and industry for longer*
- have more skills to contribute to business success
- bring improved health and safety standards to the workplace
- know how to operate vehicles and other equipment safely and efficiently which can mean lower fuel bills, fewer repairs and maintenance costs and reduced insurance premiums.
Links for employers
Staff training to grow your business
Industry training assistance for employers
Offer Modern Apprenticeships at your workplace
Jump Start training support programme
Management training for you and your staff
How the qualification system works
Qualifications supported by Tranzqual
The industries we support
Tranzqual - about us
* Source: Statistics New Zealand and Department of Labour report: Does Workplace-based Industry Training Improve Earnings 2009. This research found that the percentage of trainees completing a qualification who were still with the same employer 12 months after completion was seven percent higher than non-participants. The percentage employed in the same industry was eight percent higher.
Research report: Does workplace-based industry training improve earning? [Statistics New Zealand]