Human Resource Management: Training and Development at Siemens

This report provides a detailed analysis of the Human Resource Management (HRM) practices at Siemens, focusing on training and development strategies. It begins with an executive summary outlining the report's purpose, which is to identify challenges related to globalization, structural, and technological changes affecting the company. The report then delves into the structure of Siemens' HR department, including its sub-departments like Recruitment, Safety and Health, and Training and Development, examining the role of each in addressing employee issues. It explores Siemens' training and development policies, emphasizing their role in encouraging dialogue, enhancing professional development, and clarifying job responsibilities. The report further identifies and analyzes Siemens' training and development strategies, including training need analysis and management support, and the application of ML models, concluding with a summary of the key findings and recommendations for improving HRM practices within the organization.

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Executive Summary
The report helps in analyzing the different training and development strategies as this will help in
solving the different issues in the respective company Siemens. The different issues faced by the
employees in the organization have been analyzed in such a manner that is affecting the entire
company in a negative manner. The different issues related to globalization, structural and
technological changes are the different issues in the respective company.
The main aim and purpose of the report is to identify the different challenges that are affecting
the entire company. The purpose of the report is to understand the strategies that can be applied
by the company to solve such issues in an effective manner.
The conclusion is based on the analysis of the different policies and procedures of the training
and development program in the respective company Siemens. The different issues has been
identified and there has been strategies that has been adopted by company to solve such issues as
well.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Answer a..........................................................................................................................................2
Answer b..........................................................................................................................................4
Answer c..........................................................................................................................................7
Answer d........................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
The report helps in analysis and identification of the entire Human Resource department
of Siemens. The different training and developmental policies has to be analyzed, as this will
help in identification of ongoing policy and plan for Siemens. The formulation of the T&D
policy has to be analyzed in order to understand whether the entire company is complying with
the rules and regulations of the company.
The main aim and purpose of the report helps in identifying the different strategies
related to training and development that will be used in Siemens. The different issues related to
training and development has to be identified that has been faced by the entire company.
The structure of the report includes identification of the structure of HRD department in
Siemens as well as different policies and procedures have to be analyzed. The formulation of the
policy has to be analyzed that will comply with the law and regulations of HRD department. The
training and developmental strategies has to included in the report as well.
Answer a
The Human Resource Development department is essential in nature, as this will help in
meeting the different functions internally in the entire organization. The HR department has to
take care of the different laws relating to the compensation and labor, as these are essential parts
of the organization (Siemens.com, 2018). The HR department of the respective company
Siemens was established in the year 2006 that has invested more than millions in the entire
research and development activities of the organization.

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The name of the HR department of Siemens is People Research Centre wherein the main
duty of the respective department is to analyze the different issues that are faced by the
employees (Paillé et al. 2014). The different issues are ascertained in such a manner that HR
department takes different steps in order to solve the issues and provide solutions to such issues
as well.
There have been different sub departments in the HR department in Siemens that
included
Recruitment department
Safety and health of the employees department
Labor and employee relations
Training and development (Wehrmeyer 2017)
These different departments are under the major Human Resource Department that
included the training and development of the employees of the respective organization. The
training and development department helps in providing the kind of training that helps the
employees in clarifying their issues and solve them accordingly (Brewster and Hegewisch 2014).
Similarly, there are issues related to the health and safety of the employees that is one of the
major concerns of the employees in the organization. The individuals who are under such
department solve the labor and employee relation issues. The entire department helps the
employees in solving their queries in an effective manner and this is helping them in solving
their different other issues related to training and development as well (Storey 2014).
The HR department of Siemens that has been established in the year 2006 has employed
more than 5,000 employees in the Human Resource department who are taking care of the

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different other departments under the HR department (Knowles, Holton III and Swanson 2014).
The different HR departments are essential in nature as this helps the entire company Siemens in
handling the different queries in an effective manner. There have been different issues among the
employees working in Siemens relating to the training that is provided to them. The employees
has complained to the HR department relating to the different flaws they have found in them and
suggested them different techniques that can be applied by them in order to solve such issues
(Marchington et al. 2016).
From this scenario, it can be analyzed that the Human Resource department plays a major
role in the different activities and tasks that are performed in the entire organization. This is the
entire duty of HR officials of the company to understand and analyze the issues in an effective
manner to solve them effectively. The HR officials play a major role in the organization as they
are the heart of the organization and they can solve different issues by implementing different
rules and regulations as well. Lastly, it can be concluded that the HR department along with the
sub departments of the HR in Siemens help the entire company in gaining competitive advantage
in comparison to the other companies.

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Figure 1: On the Job Training Methods
(Source: Shields et al. 2015)
Answer b
The training and development plans and policies of Siemens Company are as follows:
The training and development policies help in encouraging constructive dialogue between
the supervisors and staff members (Shields et al. 2015)
The training and development program help in enhancing the professional development
of the staff members in the respective organization (Cerdin and Brewster 2014)
The training and development policies help in clarifying the different job responsibilities
in an effective manner as this helped the employees in reaching the expectations and
goals of performance (Morschett, Schramm-Klein and Zentes 2015)

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Training and development policies help in establishing appropriate performance as well
as development objectives (Brewster et al. 2016)
Training and development helps the staff in identifying the possible career path for
themselves and they provide a proper basis for different decisions on remuneration
(Meyers and van Woerkom 2014)
The ongoing plan and policy for the training and development program is effective in
nature and Siemens Company is trying to offer different opportunities to the employees. The
training plans and policies help the different employees in getting motivated and this helps the
entire company in achieving goals as well. It helps in providing the employees’ different degrees
of support as this will help in developing competence along with capability among the different
employees (Hayes 2014).
The policy for the training and development is implemented in such a manner in
Siemens that this will help in improving the overall performance of the employees in the
organization (Reynolds 2017). There have been different induction programs that will be
conducted for the different employees in the organization, as this will help in personal
development of the employees. The appraisal system among the employees is essential in nature,
as this will help in motivating the employees to perform better in the tasks in the future. With the
help of appraisal system, it is possible for the higher authorities to keep a track of the
performance of the employees and suggest different strategies that can improve the performance
of the employees (Purce 2014).
The respective company Siemens has properly complied with the different laws and
regulations of HRD in their Training and Development practices. The different laws and

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regulations that include compensation programs, programs related to the equality among the
employees are maintained in an effective manner (Dalkir and Beaulieu 2017). The company has
implemented proper establishment of the effective compliance programs in a successful manner.
The respective company has implemented the health and safety policies in the company
in an effective manner. The health and safety of the employees is one of the foremost criteria of
the company as the welfare of the employees is the criteria that have been maintained by them.
The different laws and regulations relating to the zero tolerance policies and labor policies have
been positively maintained by Siemens (Kramar 2014). The labor rules and regulations are
strong in nature in the entire organization as they have strict rules that are maintained by them
that have helped them in solving different trade union labor issues.
The nature of the Human Resource Development that is followed by Siemens is flexible
in nature. It is the continuous process that is followed by the entire company in such a manner
that this will help in identifying and analyzing the different skills of the employees in an
effective manner. There is adoptability in the training process as this helps in developing
professional skills among the different employees. The HRD policy that is followed by the
respective company plays an essential role in the company that included performance appraisal
of the employees along with training and development of the employees (Kavanagh and Johnson
2017).

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Figure 2: Training Techniques
(Source: Snell, Morris and Bohlander 2015)
Answer c
There are different training and development strategies of Siemens that has to be
followed by them in an effective manner. The training strategy has to be followed in such a
manner that this will help the company in determining the business strategy. The company has to
identify the different needs of the employees, as this will help in discovering the gaps in the
development requirements and the goals of the company. Proper scheduling along with
implementation of the plan is essential in nature, as this will help in distributing the schedule of
the training with different managers and leaders (Snell, Morris and Bohlander 2015).
The training need analysis is essential in nature for Siemens Company, as it is the
process of identifying the gaps between the requirements of training along with training of the

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employees. Training need analysis is the first step that is followed by Siemens as this helps them
in determining whether the training will help in identifying the different issues. The training need
analysis followed by the Siemens will help in analyzing the aspect of each strategy in the
operational domain, as this will help in looking into different aspects of operational domain
wherein the training is required. The role of the training need analysis is to build formal bridge
between the training objectives and media, as this will facilitate the elements of training in the
entire operational environment.
The entire training need analysis will be performed wherein there is requirement for new
development in the policy and this can create huge impact on the current training regime. Proper
training need analysis is essential in nature in the respective organization as this will develop
plan for training and establish learning objectives for the employees in the entire company. The
management support is essential in nature, as this will help in reviewing the plan that will
support the management. The ML model of training that is algorithm helps the company in
solving the different issues faced by them in the company.
Proper training and development activities consider business requirements, different
methods of training, cost effectiveness and the other current competencies. The effective
training programs will help in addressing the different needs of training, as this will determine
the ones who require to be trained. The training need analysis will clarify the needs for training
the employees in the organization to address the different wrong competencies.
The training need analysis is adopted by Siemens in such a manner that this will help in
determining the desired outcomes in an effective manner. The training goals adopted by them
will help in correspond to the business with linkage with desired outcomes. Furthermore,

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Siemens can follow the Addie Model in such a manner that this will make the entire training
process flexible in nature for the employees in the organization.
The training and development has been provided to employees in the organization in
such a manner that this help in analyzing the different issue such as:
Training and development will help the employees in solving the different queries in such
a manner that this will help in improving the overall performance of the employees
The training and development will help in increasing as well as improving the morale of
the employees as this will generate huge productivity in an effective manner
The on and off the job training methods will help the entire organization in increasing the
productivity of the entire organization. The promotional activities will help in increasing
the growth in the career of the employees (Snell, Morris and Bohlander 2015)
The training and development activities will help in making consistency in the
performance of the employees. The policies and procedures relating to the training is
essential in nature as this will help in addressing the different weaknesses of the
employees and solve them accordingly
Training and development of the employees will help Siemens in reducing the turnover
of the employees of the organization as this will enhance the reputation and profile of the
company (Snell, Morris and Bohlander 2015)
The budget for training has to be analyzed in such a manner that this will help the entire
company Siemens in an effective manner. The on the job training will help the employees in the
organization to understand the activities that can be implemented in the organization to improve
the performance of the company. The standard of the quality has to be maintained, as this will