{"id":27330,"date":"2019-12-12T16:31:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/?p=27330"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:43:23","slug":"5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Main Goals of Human Resources Development and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HR&nbsp;is&nbsp;a key protagonist in any company\u2019s success story.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;activities are&nbsp;usually&nbsp;geared&nbsp;towards&nbsp;employee satisfaction, improving productivity&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;a positive company culture.&nbsp;Simply put, without the proper investment in&nbsp;personnel,&nbsp;there&#8217;s little chance any company could grow and be prosperous&nbsp;this day and age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is Human Resources and Why Is It Important?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The HR department is the lifeblood of the internal workforce. They help develop, hire and retain the workforce of an organization, business sector or an economy.&nbsp;If you\u2019re still deciding whether&nbsp;you should&nbsp;specialize&nbsp;in&nbsp;human resources&nbsp;in your program,&nbsp;here are&nbsp;the&nbsp;top five most important&nbsp;reasons why any small, medium or big company needs an&nbsp;HR&nbsp;department:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/study.euruni.edu\/info-study-business-europe?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_mode=30&amp;utm_source=12122019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Main-Goals-of-Human-Resources-Development-and-Training.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31322\" style=\"width:567px;height:742px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.&nbsp;The Right People&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Human capital&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;business&nbsp;is\u202fthe\u202ffulcrum\u202faround\u202fwhich\u202fthe company\u2019s success revolves.&nbsp;Without the right focus on HR,&nbsp;businesses&nbsp;won\u2019t be able to bring in, retain or develop the people needed&nbsp;to take a company to the next&nbsp;level.&nbsp;In the labor market there may be a shortage of talent or, in many cases,&nbsp;lucrative&nbsp;talent&nbsp;not&nbsp;actively seeking work.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;where HR steps in&nbsp;by launching recruitment campaigns or hiring \u2018headhunters.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the right&nbsp;recruitment practices or&nbsp;staffing measures,&nbsp;companies&nbsp;will have a hard time&nbsp;identifying and fulfilling talent needs. Only with the right focus on HR development are&nbsp;they&nbsp;able to get the people&nbsp;they&nbsp;need to walk through the door.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>On-<\/strong><strong>B<\/strong><strong>oarding&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of today\u2019s modern corporations still struggle to properly onboard new employees. Onboarding activities are supposed to train new employees&nbsp;to become productive quickly&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;prepare them for&nbsp;integration within&nbsp;the organization.&nbsp;Being new to a company can also be a bit stressful. That\u2019s why part of an&nbsp;HR&nbsp;department\u2019s mandate is to&nbsp;help reduce&nbsp;anxiety&nbsp;in new hires&nbsp;by making sure they are&nbsp;fully in the know about their role and expectations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Human Resources Development (HRD)<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being able to&nbsp;bring in the right people&nbsp;is one challenge but bringing in the&nbsp;right people, retaining them,&nbsp;and&nbsp;helping them&nbsp;develop&nbsp;in a&nbsp;mutually&nbsp;beneficial manner is another. In many cases, the latter&nbsp;two&nbsp;processes are&nbsp;a step closer&nbsp;towards company success.&nbsp;Much of&nbsp;HRD&nbsp;actually&nbsp;focusses on&nbsp;developing&nbsp;key competencies that enable individuals to perform current and future jobs through planned learning activities. The kind of training that HR development can provide can range from internal training to external educational programs, conferences and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps not only provide value to&nbsp;the&nbsp;employees, but&nbsp;they&nbsp;keep their skillsets up to date in their respective fields.&nbsp;Investing in employees shows that the organization cares not only about the bottom line, but the success of&nbsp;their&nbsp;individual careers as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/study.euruni.edu\/info-study-business-europe?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_mode=30&amp;utm_source=12122019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hr_management.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36240\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/study.euruni.edu\/info-study-business-europe?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_mode=30&amp;utm_source=12122019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35028\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Health<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;and Safety<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every&nbsp;employee should feel safe&nbsp;at&nbsp;their workplace, regardless of type of job being carried out. And when&nbsp;the&nbsp;job&nbsp;does&nbsp;involve&nbsp;physical labor&nbsp;or contains an element of risk,&nbsp;the importance of human resources&nbsp;is&nbsp;further&nbsp;magnified. Implementing the right measures to protect&nbsp;employees and guarantee&nbsp;their&nbsp;safety&nbsp;is a&nbsp;huge part of HRD, where they&nbsp;train and&nbsp;communicate possible health and safety issues at the workplace. This could be anything from sitting properly in your chair to taking adequate breaks from working on the computer.&nbsp;In the end, having the right focus on&nbsp;an&nbsp;internal&nbsp;safety&nbsp;culture can prevent&nbsp;damage to the corporate image and profitability. Complying with occupational health and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Workplace_safety_standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"safety regulations (opens in a new tab)\">safety regulations<\/a> can&nbsp;also&nbsp;significantly reduce financial and legal costs in the event an accident does occur.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Labor Relations&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping&nbsp;the&nbsp;workforce happy and engaged is an integral part of HRD.&nbsp;This is especially important in sectors&nbsp;subject to oversight in the form of&nbsp;labor unions or governing entities that&nbsp;keep a watchful eye on&nbsp;common issues&nbsp;occurring&nbsp;within the workplace.&nbsp;Violating labor relations can not only sour&nbsp;the&nbsp;corporate culture, but in many sectors&nbsp;bring about heavy fines and disciplinary actions.&nbsp;Companies&nbsp;that don\u2019t value their employees end up losing&nbsp;them and&nbsp;likewise the competitive advantage in the free market.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human&nbsp;resources&nbsp;is&nbsp;a branch within a company that has gained&nbsp;more&nbsp;importance over the years and thus a greater role in a company\u2019s success.&nbsp;Many corporations worldwide have made it their highest priority and they\u2019re constantly creating new positions within the department to ensure a stable future of the organization. HR specialists are in the unique position of leading the future of work and the future is now \u2013 it\u2019s your turn to make the move!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build Your HR Skills at EU Business School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking\u00a0of\u00a0a career in\u00a0human resources?\u00a0If so, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/study.euruni.edu\/info-study-business-europe?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_mode=30&amp;utm_source=12122019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BA (Hons) in\u00a0Business Management\u00a0(HR Management)<\/a>. Or, if you are looking to refine your skillset at the graduate level, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/study.euruni.edu\/info-study-business-europe?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_mode=30&amp;utm_source=12122019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSc in\u00a0International Management<\/a>\u202fwith a focus\u00a0on Human Resources\u00a0Management or the MBA\u00a0with a major in\u00a0Human Resources Management.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/Apply-Now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTA-Footer-Apply-Now-2.jpg\" alt=\"study at EU Business School\" class=\"wp-image-26684\" style=\"width:975px;height:162px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR&nbsp;is&nbsp;a key protagonist in any company\u2019s success story.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;activities are&nbsp;usually&nbsp;geared&nbsp;towards&nbsp;employee satisfaction, improving productivity&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;a positive company culture.&nbsp;Simply put, without the proper investment in&nbsp;personnel,&nbsp;there&#8217;s little chance any company could grow and be prosperous&nbsp;this day and age.&nbsp; What Is Human Resources and Why Is It Important?&nbsp;&nbsp; The HR department is the lifeblood of the internal workforce. They help develop, hire and retain the workforce of an organization, business sector or an economy.&nbsp;If you\u2019re still deciding whether&nbsp;you should&nbsp;specialize&nbsp;in&nbsp;human resources&nbsp;in your program,&nbsp;here are&nbsp;the&nbsp;top five most important&nbsp;reasons why any small, medium or big company needs an&nbsp;HR&nbsp;department:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;The Right People&nbsp;&nbsp; Human capital&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;business&nbsp;is\u202fthe\u202ffulcrum\u202faround\u202fwhich\u202fthe company\u2019s success revolves.&nbsp;Without the right focus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1770,1764,702],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-development","category-eu-business-school","category-academic-programs","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>5 Main Goals of HR Development and Training | EU Business School<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the top five most important reasons why any small, medium or big company needs a Human Resources department.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training\/\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EU Business School\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"EU Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"EU Business School\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/category\/eu-business-school\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"5 Main Goals of Human Resources Development and Training\"}]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Main Goals of HR Development and Training | EU Business School","description":"Check out the top five most important reasons why any small, medium or big company needs a Human Resources department.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training\/","author":"EU Business School","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/5-main-goals-human-resources-development-training\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"EU Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"EU Business School","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/category\/eu-business-school\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"5 Main Goals of Human Resources Development and Training"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27330"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40559,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27330\/revisions\/40559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}