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Training:
Training means to educate a person so as to be fitted, qualified, proficient in
doing some job. For an extension worker training includes education which aims at
bringing a desirable change in the behaviour of trainee or learner. This change may be
in his knowledge, skill, attitude, values, beliefs and understandings.
Training has been defined by Milton Hall as “the process of aiding an individual to
gain effectiveness in his present or future work through the development of appropriate
habits of thought and action, skills, knowledge and attitude.
Types of Training:
According to different stages in the career span of extension personnel, there are
mainly three types of training viz., pre-service, induction and in-service training.
Pre-service Training
As the name indicates, this is a type of training conducted prior to entry in the
job. Thus, this is a type of professional training which prepares a person for job.
It includes university or college education after which a person is considered eligible for
a job. There is direct link between the curriculum of pre-service training and nature of
job to the performed.
Induction Training
This is a training given to entrant soon after appoinment in order to familiarise
him with the philosophy of organisation, procedure of day-to-day work and code of
conduct. This is quite practical and related with particular job position. Good induction
training is helpful reducing initial stress about performance and acquainting the
incumbent with resources and skills required to perform effectively.
In-service Training
It includes all types of training during the service span of a person in the
organisation. It is aimed to fill specific gaps at different points of time in career. This covers
refresher training, overseas training, training for acquiring professional qualification etc.
In-service training should ideally be practical-focussed, research-based and need-based.
Higher training
Higher training is becoming very popular now-a-days. It is provided as a sort of
incentive for the good workers. It helps in professional development and improves the
promotional chances. It is a long-duration training leading to some diploma or degree.