Employee training is a broad and very complex topic; it requires deep knowledge of federal, provincial, local, industry, and role-specific rules and regulations and can be accompanied by extensive fines and penalties if not done and documented correctly. While some organizations choose to maintain employee training in-house, the most risk-adverse and safety-focused organizations outsource training to experts like F.A.S.T. Rescue. Here, we’ll outline the five primary reasons clients choose to outsource employee training.
#1 – To Stay Compliant
Compliance with a few regulations doesn’t sound very hard, but when you consider federal, provincial, local, and industry rules and regulations, the list becomes extensive and requires a range of experts in a wide variety of fields. F.A.S.T. Rescue stays abreast of changes in regulations and ensures courses and documentation are compliant with all relevant standards.
#2 – To Save Money
It takes a significant investment to achieve and maintain certification to teach the variety of courses your employees need. Most employers find that outsourcing training yields a higher return on investment than taking training on in-house because of all the costs associated with doing so. Because third-party vendors are able to train hundreds or thousands of employees with a single training certification, they’re able to pay the costs to become a certified instructor and buy training equipment while keeping costs low for clients.
#3 – To Save Time
If you have 100 employees doing shift work who require the same 8-hour course once a year, a local instructor may have to teach the course 10 times or more to ensure everybody is able to attend and participate. In most organizations, the instructor has responsibilities outside of course instruction, making it difficult or impossible to dedicate 80 hours over a short window of time. When you outsource training, your employees can choose from multiple course times throughout the year to meet their requirements for employment.
#4 – To Save Space
Many courses – like CPR and AED courses – require bulky equipment that can take up a lot of space (and be very expensive to purchase, maintain, and replace). When you outsource training, you don’t have to hang onto training equipment that takes up space and becomes obsolete after only a few years; your third party-vendor will handle all of that.
#5 – To Provide Expertise
The instructors at F.A.S.T. Rescue are experts and passionate in their fields; they’re able to answer the most complex questions, talk students through challenging scenarios, and illicit passion and excitement in the team of students attending each course. This can be hard to come by and nearly impossible to build in an internal employee who does a little instructing on the side.
To learn more about outsourcing training requirements in your organization, contact F.A.S.T. Rescue today!