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title: "Training, development and incentives"
subject: "Organization and Management"
chapter: 7
key: "semester_7/organization_and_management:training-incentives"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/organization_and_management/training-incentives
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Training, development and incentives

Organization and Management · Chapter 7: Personal Management

- Asked in: 2071 Shrawan, 5+3 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/organization_and_management/training-incentives
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_7/organization_and_management/chapter-7

## Question

What do you mean by training and development of human resources? Explain various incentives used in organization.

## Short answer

Training improves current job skills; development grows abilities for future roles. Incentives include monetary rewards (bonus, commission, profit sharing) and non-monetary rewards (recognition, promotion, job security) to enhance performance and satisfaction.

## Answer

#### Training and development
**Training** is a planned process of improving the present knowledge, skills and attitude of employees to do their current jobs better. **Development** is a broader, long-term process of growing the employee's abilities and potential for future responsibilities, especially of managers.

| Basis | Training | Development |
|---|---|---|
| Aim | Current job skills | Future growth |
| Time | Short term | Long term |
| Focus | Operative staff | Managers |
| Scope | Narrow | Wide |

**Importance:** higher productivity, fewer errors and accidents, readiness for change in technology, better morale, lower turnover and a supply of future leaders. Examples include NEA's training for engineers on new grid technology or Nepal Telecom's staff training for 5G.

#### Incentives used in organizations
1. **Monetary incentives:**
   - Bonus (annual, as per the Bonus Act, 2030).
   - Commission to sales staff.
   - Piece-rate and productivity bonus.
   - Profit sharing and stock options.
   - Allowances, overtime pay.
2. **Non-monetary incentives:**
   - Recognition, awards and praise.
   - Promotion and career growth.
   - Job security, better working conditions.
   - Participation in decisions and job enrichment.
   - Training and foreign study opportunities.
   - Fringe benefits like medical insurance, provident fund and housing.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. What is the main difference between training and development?
   A. Training is long term for managers; development is short term
   B. Training improves current job skills; development grows abilities for future responsibilities
   C. They are identical
   D. Development is for operatives only
   Answer: B. Training targets the current job in the short term; development is broader, long-term and future-oriented. (Key point: Training vs development)

2. Which is a benefit of training?
   A. More errors and accidents
   B. Higher turnover
   C. Reduced readiness for technology change
   D. Higher productivity and fewer errors
   Answer: D. Training raises productivity and reduces errors and accidents. (Key point: Importance of training)

3. Which is a monetary incentive?
   A. Commission to sales staff
   B. Recognition awards
   C. Promotion
   D. Praise
   Answer: A. Commission is a monetary incentive; the others are non-monetary. (Key point: Monetary incentive)

4. Which is a non-monetary incentive?
   A. Annual bonus
   B. Overtime pay
   C. Job security and promotion
   D. Stock options
   Answer: C. Job security and promotion/career growth are non-monetary. (Key point: Non-monetary incentive)

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