TRAINING:
Training is a method whereby people get hold of abilities to aid in the accomplishment of organizational objectives. It occupies planned learning activities premeditated to develop an employee's performance at her/his recent job.

DEVELOPMENT:
Development is a wide-ranging, enduring multi-faceted position of behaviors to bring an employee or an organization up to another entrance of presentation. Development also suggests to achieves several jobs or new role in the upcoming.

IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT ROGRAMS:

In Organization development, the related field of training and development (T & D) deals with the design and delivery of learning to improve performance within organizations.
After hiring the employees by an organization, next step is determining the need of training and development for them. It is obvious that some new employees are not experienced to their work so they need special training to perform effectively and efficiently. Different organizations held different training and development programs according to their available resources and requirements.

On the other hand, the important aspect of training and development programs is that it helps to avoid the managerial obsolescence. Organizational problems either major or minor can be solved our by these programs. These programs also play an important role managing the changes in organizational structure caused by mergers, acquisitions, rapid growth, downsizing and outsourcing.

Training and development programs are also important to cope up with the changes in technology and with diversity within the organization. Today because of number of changes in technological fields, these programs are increasingly emphasizing on converting the organization to learning organizations and human performance management.