Role of Technology-Based Training Towards Competency Building

By : Rama Krishna Gupta , Chandan Kumar Sahoo

Page No: 388-394

Abstract
Over the last few years the world has seen a series of innovations that have fundamentally altered the business function. Technology is moving from the back end, and becoming increasingly a part of each employee’s everyday tool set. This changing scenario is creating a gap in skills that many organizations are struggling to fill the gap that blends the needs of Information Technology (IT) with sales, marketing, and other departments. This gap may be best bridged through advanced and Technology-Based Training (TBT) rather than hiring. Technological innovation has rapidly transformed the way people are being educated and trained, while at the same time, it has equally become a key tool in building business capacity and increasing workforce skills and competencies.The article discusses the role of TBT towards building competencies of the employees required for the sustainable development of the organization. The article also presents the implications of the different TBT methods to the employees.

Authors :
Rama Krishna Gupta : Doctoral Scholar, School of Management, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela—769008, (Odisha), India.
Chandan Kumar Sahoo : Associate Professor, School of Management, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela—769008, (Odisha), India.