This document discusses training and development in organizations. It defines training as creating value, balancing challenge and support, leveraging multi-component learning, building capacity and confidence, and committing to support application. Training is important for improving employees' knowledge, skills, abilities and other attributes. Providing training leads to benefits like increased job satisfaction, motivation, efficiencies, and innovation while decreasing mistakes, expenses and employee turnover. The training process involves analyzing needs, designing, developing, implementing and evaluating training programs.