Professional training can define the direction of a person, a team or a company, as qualified, qualified and well-trained professionals produce more and better.
It is the famous win-win, as professional training improves salaries, promotes income, reduced costs and well-being in the company, organization or business.
In this guide, you will understand the concept of professional training, the differences between training and qualification, how to train yourself and its benefits.
What is professional training?
Professional training consists of developing skills and competencies for an action or work, through a planned and systematized educational event.
In this way, empower means “to make capable of”, “to enable”. However, professional training is not restricted to the reproduction of a specific task.
In this way, professional training goes far beyond training; it is applied in different contexts, even outside the organization.
Difference between training and capacity building
Training is an intentional and planned action whose objective is to build or modify a work-related behavior or skill, aiming for better performance.
These are specific activities that involve specific tasks and content to enhance existing capabilities, skills or learning.
Meanwhile, training involves training and courses to teach skills and abilities for a new role or task.
Difference between qualification and professional training
Qualification provides the basis of knowledge necessary for a person to carry out a certain professional activity.
This is the set of courses, education and professional experience in the training area.
An example of professional qualification is the My High School Diploma.
The iFood program in partnership with edtech Descomplica offers scholarships to delivery drivers to complete high school.
2,000 grants have already been given to delivery drivers to prepare for the National Examination for Certification of Skills for Young People and Adults (Encceja).
Training, in turn, makes qualified professionals able to perform a certain task or act in different contexts within the organization or outside it.
Importance of professional training
The importance of professional training lies in the fact that trained and qualified professionals serve and produce more and better in the context of work in which they are inserted.
For the company, investing in the professional training of employees means investing in the quality of services and products and, in this way, providing better service and increasing sales.
Professional development programs, such as the platform iFood Decola, which trains partners and contractors, are an important professional training tool.
With more than 110,000 course completion certificates issued, Decola provides training in delivery, finance and entrepreneurship for delivery drivers, restaurants and markets
People are an organization's main asset. Having qualified and trained professionals, therefore, is the main differentiator of successful and competitive companies.
The company benefits from cost reduction, reduced professional turnover, talent development and retention, relevance and improved organizational culture.
For professionals looking for employment or relocation, professional training becomes essential, as they need to be up to date and able to face competitors in selection processes.
Professionals from groups such as LGBTQIA +, black people and PWDs (people with disabilities) have exclusive training programs.
An initiative that has yielded significant results is the Tech Power, an iFood platform that, in 6 months, offered more than 4 thousand scholarships and helped employ 380 people in tech.
The technology training and employability platform is aimed at cis and trans women, self-declared black (black and brown), yellow or indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities or low income.
Another example is the CapaciTrans RJ Project, which promotes professional and entrepreneurial training for the trans and transvestite population in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
What is the objective of the training?
The objective of professional training is to develop and expand skills and knowledge to transform the work that is carried out in a given company or institution.
Improving professional performance is, therefore, the main objective of training.
Investing in professional training also gives a competitive advantage to companies and professionals looking for a job.
How does employee training and qualification work in companies?
Training and qualification of employees in companies work with People Training and Development actions, known as T&D system.
The average investment of Brazilian companies in T&D is R$ 1,651 per employee, according to the survey Training Overview in Brazil 2020-2021.
According to the ebook Essential Guide: Training and Development in practice, The training methods are:
- Classroom or laboratory training in which professionals go to a location or in company, when teachers go to the company to teach classes;
- E-learning, using online platforms or through software; microlearning, with short videos with content and exercises;
- Flipped classroom, in which employees study remotely but have face-to-face classes for debates, dynamics and doubts;
- Social learning, which is teaching through interaction between professionals.
Professional training plan
To put together a professional training plan, it is necessary to think about it in the context of the T&D system.
In that regard, the T&D system involves identifying needs, planning, executing and evaluating training.
Regarding the needs assessment, it is necessary to identify the target audience for training, what they need to be trained in and what the profile of this group is.
Next, in the planning and execution stage, the objectives and contents, teaching strategy and available resources suitable for the proposed objectives are defined.
Finally, the assessment of learning will be one of the main indicators of the quality and effectiveness of professional training.
Furthermore, participant satisfaction and application of what was learned in the work routine are also important evaluation parameters.
What types of training are there?
There are several types of professional training, from free courses to postgraduate courses. Check out some types:
Free offer course
These are those in which initial training or professional qualifications are offered, without a pre-established workload.
Open to the entire community, they also do not require a level of education and have different characteristics in terms of preparation for professional practice.
Undergraduate courses
These are courses for people with completed secondary education or equivalent and approved in a selection process. There are 3 types: bachelor's degree, degree and technologists.
Undergraduate courses can be in person, with a frequency of 75% in classes, or distance learning (EAD).
Postgraduate courses
These are those that require a degree or equivalent training. Master's and doctorate are postgraduate programs stricto sensu that issue a diploma.
The specialization courses are lato sensu postgraduate courses, whose workload must be equal to or greater than 360 hours.
The student who completed a specialization course receives a certificate.
Extension courses
These are courses open to candidates who meet the requirements established by the educational institution. They offer a certificate and have a minimum workload of 180 hours.
Improvement courses
In general, they are practical courses for those who want to improve in a technical aspect of the work. They last at least 180 hours.
Professional training course: how important is it?
The importance of investing in professional training courses lies in the increasing demand for qualifications to enter and remain in the job market.
Furthermore, professional training courses can increase salaries. After completing their degree, 82% of the professionals stated that there was an improvement in their professional life.
Of these, 24.9% pointed to salary increases as the main factor. The data is part of the 3rd Employability Survey 2021 from Instituto Semesp and Symplicity.
For companies, training courses can retain talent, motivate their employees, reduce expenses, promote a competitive advantage and be a reference in the market.
How to invest in professional training?
Investing in professional training requires time and dedication. The professional can choose a course or even a career consultant who will guide him on the best path.
Another way to train yourself is to use websites, platforms and applications to find qualification programs, such as courses, seminars and workshops within the professional area.
Companies can also provide courses, training, coaches, mentoring, position rotation, job shadowing and exchange of knowledge between employees.
Teaching platforms like Tech Power, created by iFood, has several schools focused on teaching technology, these are important professional training initiatives.
Another way to train professionals is talent accelerators, such as iLab, iFood, which qualifies and promotes access to technology education.
