{"id":16555,"date":"2023-02-20T07:08:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=16555"},"modified":"2024-04-01T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T20:58:19","slug":"the-surprising-cost-of-not-training-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/the-surprising-cost-of-not-training-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprising Cost of Not Training Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a leadership perspective, it\u2019s understandable that employee training can appear to be a burden. Not only does the training include extra costs \u2013 <\/span>as much as $1,000 or more<\/span><\/a> per employee<\/span><\/a> for the average United States company \u2013 but it also takes time out of an employee\u2019s work day, which can lead to short-term loss of productivity. Organizations sometimes try to find ways around this, like mandating training for off-hours or having employees handle training on their own, but these tend to create other serious workplace issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the solution when a company is already short on resources, but training is necessary? First, it\u2019s important for HR teams to understand the importance of training, along with the risks of not continuing this training. Second, organizations can locate affordable, professional resources to augment training at low costs \u2013 and KnowledgeCity can help with that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why Do Companies Fail to Train Employees?<\/b><\/h3>\n

We mentioned a couple of hesitations that company leadership expresses over training, but let\u2019s examine a more complete list of the arguments we frequently hear that lead to canceled or failed employee training programs:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n