Tips to identify best soft skills training companies in Bangalore

Training and developing employees is becoming difficult day by day, during these lockdown times. And soft skills training companies in Bangalore and the rest of the country are trying their best to come up with various solutions to best deal with the situation.

Times are tough the world over. However, the risk is even higher in a country like ours, considering its size and population. A major effect is on the metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, etc. as most of the corporates, MNCs, small and mid-sized businesses are located in these big cities. In most of these cities, forget about attending training programs, employees are not even in a position to go to office for daily work!

But do you think this situation can really put a pause to people’s need for constant development and upgradation as it currently has? Don’t you think when all of this is over, we are going to need our entire workforce to be extra productive and ready to cover up for all the losses we have incurred during these times? And do you think they will be able to do that?

I personally feel this is a good time to invest in learning and development. And organisations should arrange for online or virtual instructor led trainings for their employees to ensure that they are making the best use of their time. But are organisations really doing that?

While some organisations are busy contacting corporate training companies in Bangalore and other cities for arranging classroom sessions post the lockdown, others have started giving virtual instructor led trainings a thought. They realise that their employees have time on their hands currently and can devote undivided attention to upgrading themselves. Therefore, opting for virtual sessions till the situation improves is a good option.

And you know the best part about these online instructors led trainings? Firstly, you have an expert who is teaching you in person and therefore the session is more engaging than an e-learning module. It also provides you the opportunity to clear your queries there and then by having the facilitator answer you during the training. Secondly, you don’t require the services of a local soft skills training company. You can access the expertise of a trainer from any part of the country. Which gives you the best from the comfort of your home!

Corporate training companies in Bangalore and Mumbai are setting themselves up fast to embrace this challenge. Now, how do you identify whether these corporate training companies in Bangalore and Mumbai are the best for your organisation?

Start off by looking at the kind of work the corporate training company has done in Bangalore. Which companies have they worked with in the past and which sectors have they catered to. Apart from that, which solutions is the company offering. And most importantly, if the corporate training company is interested in understanding your real need and challenges and customizing the entire program for your people.

How to choose a leading corporate training company in Bangalore?

I received a call from a prospective client the other day. She had been searching on google for a corporate training company in Bangalore which could help her provide soft skills trainings to her employees. And as always, google had thrown up a long list of such companies leaving her completely confused! In fact, the reason why she had called us up was because she liked the way our website looked. And that’s the only thing which she had clarity on at that point of time!

She started off by explaining her predicament to me in great detail.  And I responded by telling her not to worry. I would definitely help her find a good corporate training company in Bangalore which would help her fulfil the need.

So, off I went trying to first figure out what her need was…

She went on to tell me that her organisation was based out of Bangalore and required a corporate training company in Bangalore that could help her cover her entire training calendar at various levels.

After some questioning, I also came to know that although the headquarter of her company was in Bangalore, the organisation also had factories located in 6 other cities across the country. These factories had mainly blue collared staff which had never been through any kind of training before.

Post hearing all her inputs, I gave her some insights on how to select the right corporate training company for her organisation. Here are some insights into my insights…

·         Appearance – Never judge a book by its cover even if the cover is really attractive. Yes, she had called us because she liked the way our website looked. But that was definitely not something on which she could take a decision! She had to do her homework well and check if the attractive cover also had substance which could really make a difference to the lives of her employees.

·         Experience – I advised her to first check with each of the prospective training companies which client and industries they had worked with, what kind of audiences they had delivered to and whether they could offer her the spread of solutions that she required to fulfil her training calendar. She could use this as her first criteria, and preferably try and short list companies that could satisfy all or at least most of these criteria. This way she would have a company that understood her industry and its challenges and give examples during the training session that participants could easily relate to. The training company could also be a one stop solution for fulfilling most if not all the training needs and co-ordination would become easy.

·         Presence – Rather than going ahead with a soft skills training company in Bangalore, I asked her to select a company that had a presence in the cities where her factories were also located. That way she could save on costs as the company could deploy local trainers for each training. Local trainers could also train in the local language which helps increase audience engagement, especially with audiences like blue collared staff which may not be comfortable with English.

So, these were some tips I gave the prospective client. And guess what, she landed up selecting us! I guess a helpful nature is important too and can be added to the list😊