How of training?
As per their need and belief, companies have developed their own training programmes e.g. SANY Heavy Industry Pvt Ltd undertakes Repeat Training Sessions. "We believe that the human brain tends to forget details due to overload of information. Keeping that in mind after training completion for all levels in the organisation, we arrange the next level training which is called RPL (Refresher Previous Learning Course)," informs Naikde.

On the other hand, Racold Thermo follows the 70-20-10 principle of On the Job, Network learning & classroom training like many other organisations. "Our manufacturing follows the WCM (Fiat's World Class Manufacturing) as a
standard and this comprises of continual improvements in process & the ways of working. This is addressed by continuous education. Our training programmes include Training of Newer Technologies, Targeted Soft skills training, Leadership & Team workshops," says Karkal.

Henkel organises training programmes for employees at various levels. "Talent entry programmes focus on building organisational and job related skills. For middle management the focus changes to development centers, which enable individualised approach to development. Coaching and mentoring is leveraged at more senior levels," states Ali.

Godrej has a multitude of initiatives to impart the relevant skill sets to budding incumbents. "Apart from running a Corporate Training Centre, which organises customised training programmes for employees including newly recruited shop floor workers, be it permanent or temporary, trainees or apprentices, everyone undergoes an Induction Training Programme and all are exposed to Lean Manufacturing concepts like, Kaizen, 5S, TOM, Quality Circle etc.," mentions Menezes.

Going beyond employees
Though employees have major contribution in the success of a company, other factors such as dealers, channel partners, customers, etc., cannot be neglected. "At SANY, we have two types of training programmes for customers—Customer meet cum training and Customer on-site training. Our product trainers visit the customer site to update them about new features and benefit in our product," averrs Naikde.

Omron has developed dedicated training centres at the company where its customers, employees as well as channel partners are provided with trainings. "Additionally, we've also tied up with renowned industry bodies such as AIA to be a part of all key skill development activities related to the automation domain. We have conducted various seminars and knowledge sharing sessions in conjunction with AIA, keeping the brand neutrality concept alive to nurture skills on particular technologies," shares Gandhi.

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