Employee Skills

P2

Employee Skills

P2 Criteria – Describe the different skills that are needed by employees to do the job in an organisation are identified.

The skills and talents of employees are very important to a business as they add value to the organisation. Humans, like other resources such as building or finance, need to be used efficiently and usefully. like other resources they need to paid for, especially if the skills that are acquired are hard to find.

People as organisational skills

Humans should be considered in an objective way and treated like any other resources, humans have feelings and need to be dealt with sensitively when decisions are being made. for example, when employees are no longer need due to things such as redundancies plans should be put in place to help them re-train and maybe find further employment. However, this is easier said than done because unlike other resources, humans have feelings and should be dealt with sensitively in order to achieve the best outcomes and maximise efficiency for the business.

Skill sets

the type of work an organisation does will effect the level of human resources needed and the level of human skill required. Some organisations have a lot of investment in machinery and fewer employees.

Level of skill needed

Different jobs have different levels of skills. If a job is complicated and demands a high level of education and training, it is going to need a high level of skill. If it is a job that can be performed with a minimum amount of training, then it is likely to be low skilled. Taking into account the range and complexity of skills that are needed is important for human resource planning.

A lower skilled job however, can have a high number of tasks associated with it, and vice versa. But a highly skilled job can also have a lot of tasks associated with it, such as a teacher.

Sometimes specific skills are needed for a job, or 'job-specific skills', whilst for others 'generic' skills are needed....