Problems When Implementing a Training and Developement Program

Introduction

Background

The economy has changed drastically from the Baby Boomer era to the millennial era. This change in the economy has caused the Baby Boomers to continue working or to seek another form of employment after retirement. Most are even close to retirement age but find that they are nowhere near ready to retire. The Baby Boomers (Gen Z) and generation X (Gen X) are not looking for just a job; they are looking for a career (Cekada, 2012). On a side note, the gen X era will consider changing jobs before they will sacrifice their family. While the millennials (Gen Y) are either in college or fresh out of college so they are most likely looking for a job that will help them to survive in this economy. The millennials have not endured a great deal of work history; therefore, they have an extremely low work ethic (Cekada, 2012). The economy and technology are forcing organizations to consider the difference in how new employees learn based on their age and upbringing. They can do this by implementing a training and development program that understands and applies strategies specific to each generation. However, implementing a training and development program may not be justifiable for all organizations. Organizations can determine if a training program will benefit them in a number of ways. Organizations need to assess the necessities for the company by evaluating their ROI, identifying their goals, and evaluating their desired results (Bernatek, 2012).

Problem Statement

Based on the above discussion, today’s competitive job market has changed considerably, requiring organizations to modify how they recruit and train employees in order to maximize the organizations capital (Bernatek, 2012). The problem is that organizations would rather seek employees who possess both, a college degree and have notable work experience, in all actuality, organizations should consider recruiting employees that will bridge the generation gap among the modern workforce.

1. What key roles will a training program that adheres to the baby boomers, gen X, and the millennials play in the success of a business?

2. Will a training and development program provide an organization with happier employees; therefore raising capital gain?

In order for this to occur, organizations need to build strategies that will overcome the gap issues. One way they can achieve this is to merge the artisanship with the industrial revolution and the well-informed technical generation, which will enhance their workforce.

Each generation can provide different insight within the workplace (Cekada, 2012). The Baby

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