Employee Training Program Development

 Employee Training Program Development
Introduction
Employee training is a critical process that an organization has to take for success. The Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (ACPA) gives the definition of a legal ‘responsibility of care’ for individuals who are charged with handling birds in order to provide the needs of those birds in an effective way (Rosenberger, 2010). In order to enhance production, excellence and safety in the workplace, employees should be appropriately trained before starting their work. An assessment of the employees’ training development needs of the organization is also important in order to ascertain the effectiveness of the program. Hawthorne (2008) argues that training is an effective way of enabling employees to acquire new skills and knowledge, as well as enhance better working practices. This can impact change in the behavior at the workplace. Therefore, the training program should be designed with consideration of information on the specific workplace, like its location. The supervisors of employees may identify and schedule the program, through the use of discrete Performance and Development strategies. However, people may also pursue developmental opportunities in order to improve individual performance, which helps in the realization of the goals and objectives of the firm (Hawthorne, 2008).

Employee Training Goals
This training strategy will enable employees and others to meet the formulated standards, procedures, methods and practices by the organization. This is to make sure that the poultry farm operates in accordance with the relevant requirements while achieving the goals that are outlined in this plan.

It is important that employers should communicate to and guide their employees during the period of their initial assignments. However, the actual topics covered should be based on the particular incidents present at a particular place of work. The main topics addressed in an employee training program must be similar to all employers (Hawthorne, 2008). The plan for training must comprise of the following:

Minimum training topics: Nutrient management, management of runoff, odor control, manure and waste management, employee and environmental safety.
Employees to take part in the training
Forms and frequencies of training
Training Objectives
Employees are the key resources of an organization. Gitman and McDaniel (2009) point out that employees help the firm in meeting its set objectives, as well as moral and legal obligations like provision and maintenance of a healthy and safe work environment. Therefore, employers should consider all reasonable criteria to offer the employees with appropriate information about their roles and welfare in the place of work. This training with therefore, emphasize on the following:

Communicating the basic standards, procedures, methods and practices to employees with regards to the tasks and responsibilities that are assigned to them, disinfection and cleaning strategies and the procedures involved in the implementation of in-house composting.
Communicating the basic permit requirements, local standards, specific procedures and practices to be adhered to.
Communication of the elements of successful planning and response to poultry diseases, risks or infections and incident management structures.
Provision of assessments of future training needs and participation in the design of annual training activities.
Provision of up-to-date, science-based data that can effectively address critical management issues while focusing on nutrient management, runoff management, odor control, handling waste and manure, safety of employees and environmental incident response.
Training Design
Training activities will be premeditated in an effort to offer the required knowledge and skills for addressing specific needs of employees. Various training methods will be defined in order to ensure that information is effectively communicated. These methods shall include classroom sessions, the use of employee manuals, employee reading assignments and field exercises. Annual training activities will also be designed to meet the changes in requirements, standards, methods and procedures or practices. In this way, they will be able to accommodate detailed needs for training and provision of vital information on poultry facility management.

Requirements, Standards, Methods, Procedures and Practices
Employees will be accorded special training and other requirements on the regional sitting permit needs. The training will be based on the applicable standards, methods, procedures and practices to ensure conformity with the requirements of the license. Training will also involve other standards, methods, procedures and practices to the poultry facility as outlined by the training design of the organization.

The training will involve the use of checklists as a tool for monitoring and inspecting poultry farm operations. The farm operator