David Wrote:
>Here in the U.S. our teachers work and get paid for 9 months.
>During the 3 months off, many return to school to refresh their
>skills and to obtain higher accreditation. Upon completion of
>their training, they often receive greater pay. If a company
>would adopt a similar approach with their people, would they
>reinforce people's willingness to learn and to attain new skills?
>(maybe I'm not making sense)
You are making a lot of sense. I do think, however, that successful
companies are already doing some of this. Often the pay for additional
training and give company time in order for the training to be completed.
I do not know if addition pay accompanies the additional learning.
Usually, in the US teaching profession, the teacher underwrites the
continuing education, not the school districts/systems. Therefore, the
pay increase incentive. (which usually doen't cover the cost of the course
work for several years!!)
I've companies don't have some carrots out there (addition pay, benefits,
etc) I wonder if they'll be able to hold onto those that are willing to
learn. My guess is if they do not reward, the 'learner' will go elswhere.
"free agent' status.
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