Set up in-house training

The business case for in-house training

Small businesses often decide that training employees in-house is a more cost-effective way to improve the skills of their employees. This is because:

• training can be scheduled at their convenience
• training is more focused, consistent and relevant to their needs
• travelling and accommodation costs are reduced or even eliminated

In-house training can take several forms, for example:

• a training programme designed and carried out by your company
• an off-the-shelf training programme bought from and run by a training specialist
• a training programme tailored to your needs and managed by a training specialist
• an Internet-based training course
• informal, on-the-job training

Formal in-house training, if properly planned and executed, can be highly flexible and cost effective.

For advice on how to select the most appropriate type of training to meet your business' needs, see our guide on how to fit the training to your needs.

Investors in People

Investors in People offers a standard of good practice in people development. This is based on three principles:

• Plan - developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation
• Do - taking action to improve the performance of the organisation
• Review - evaluating the impact on the performance of the organisation

A revised version of the Standard was launched in November 2004. From 31 December 2005, you can only be assessed using the revised standard. Read more about the revised Investors in People Standard on the Investors in People website.

Learn about good practice in training from the Investors in People website.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• The business case for in-house training
• Informal in-house training
• Formal in-house training - the options
• Buying in a classroom-based course
• Distance learning and Internet-based training
• In-house training - skills requirements
• Training resources and costs
• Evaluating training effectiveness
• Checklist: setting up in-house training
• Here's how I set up in-house training and tailored it to our needs

 

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