Training Management can be Augmented with the Right QMS.

Managing training at a life science manufacturer requires well thought out processes and procedures to ensure that all employees can easily access training documentation by all relevant employees.. You need flexible curriculum management to support internal and external certification, with automated training creation by job title and curriculum for employees and partners.

With old legacy or paper-based systems, external changes such as regulations or internal structure changes such as reorganization, mean that often training is the first thing left behind. Why? Because making changes to it can be laborious and time intensive. “The current training still covers the basics” is the general attitude in older systems. Unfortunately, the pain felt by delays in updating training requirements can take months or even years to present itself. By then it is too late to do anything about it.

Ready-to-Use QMS Doesn’t have a Delayed Training Management Problem.

With a modern cloud-based QMS, training is an integral part of the system. And, because the system automatically adapts to change, training processes adapt alongside everything else. And most importantly, training integrates with other quality and compliance processes. Here are a few ways a Ready-To-Use QMS can help with training in Life Sciences.

~ Enhance the Abilities of your Training Program Manager

Your champion of training, who is hopefully your training manager, has a lot of information to manage and process. From tracking certifications and training schedule to working hard to avoid violations, their job can get overwhelming in a second. A modern QMS can help automate, track, and manage a lot of that “busy work” so that your Training Manager can focus on what they love, training.

~ Making sure your business goals and your training align

As stated above, if some aspect of your business changes, it is the job of training to catch up. But what happens if there is a lapse in communication or some other breakdown in the chain and training doesn’t catch up? That’s when your QMS can pick up the slack. It can monitor deviations between channels and notify people if there is a discrepancy. Just this simple alert can keep things humming and align training with where the direction of the rest of your business.

~ Providing invaluable data and metrics about your company’s training

Not tracking anything in a training program renders that training almost pointless. We all know that. But tracking and collecting data can be extremely time consuming. Your QMS can manage and track your training data and output the metrics in easy to digest chunks of information. In addition, this allows anyone with access to check in and see where things are and what needs improving.

~ Allows employees to more easily navigate complex government regulations

The regulatory landscape is complex. Couple that with internal training requirements, and your team can lose focus on the most important aspects of your business. Best-in-class Life Science organizations must implement an automated training management solution to manage and monitor requirements and all related documents. This system should connect to employees at all levels to ensure they know what is going on.

Training doesn’t have to be a forgotten aspect of your QMS, tucked into the back corner collecting dust. With a modern QMS, training can become an integral and powerful tool. It can impact employee retention, client-facing services, and your bottom line. You won’t have to worry about whether or not people are keeping up with regulations or that your overall training strategy is falling behind. With the right QMS your training program can be leading the charge.

If you want to learn more about how a Ready-To-Use QMS can dramatically shape and improve the speed of your business, download our most recent eBook, The Need for Speed. It takes a deeper dive into how a Ready-To-Use QMS differs from a standard legacy or paper-based solution.