1.培训：
培训是指一种教育过程，在该过程中，员工有机会根据岗位职责要求发展技能，能力和学习能力。简而言之，我们可以说这是增加员工知识和技能的过程。进行培训的目的是提高执行现有工作所需的知识和技能。这就是为什么它以短时间/长期为重点并且固定持续时间的原因。主要是管理者采取主动行动的结果，也是出于动机之外的结果。
2.发展：
发展是指一个信息丰富的过程，主要有助于理解员工的整体成长和技能的提高。简而言之，我们可以说这是一个学习和成长的过程。进行开发的目的是提高知识和技能，以应对未来的挑战。这就是为什么长期/长期专注于人的一生。主要是主动采取主动行动的结果，也是自我激励的结果。
培训与发展之间的差异：
| S.No. | TRAINING | DEVELOPMENT |
|---|---|---|
| 01. | Training refers to an education process in which employees get a chance to develop skills, competency and learning as per the post duty requirements. | Development refers to an informative process which mainly helps in understanding about the overall growth and improvement of the skills of the employee. |
| 02. | So simply we can say it is a process of increasing knowledge and skills of an employee. | So simply we can say it is a process of learning and growth. |
| 03. | It is short time/term focused and for a fixed duration. | It is long time/term focused, which takes place through out the life of a person. |
| 04. | Training is a job oriented process. | Development is a career oriented process. |
| 05. | Trainings are performed in an aim of improving knowledge and skill that are needed to perform their existing jobs. | Developments are performed in an aim of improving knowledge and skill to face future challenges. |
| 06. | It helps individual to learn how to perform his/her present job satisfactory. | It prepares individuals for future job and growth in all aspects. |
| 07. | It is a reactive process. | It is a proactive process. |
| 08. | It is the result of initiatives, taken by management and it is a result outside motivation. | It is the result of initiatives, taken by self and it is a result of self motivation. |
| 09. | Trainings are mainly attended by individual. | Development is mainly attended by individual. |
| 10. | Mainly training refers to learning new things and refreshing old one. | Mainly development refers to implementing learned sessions and finding new ones. |
| 11. | It focuses on technical skills and it has a narrow scope. | It focuses on conceptual and human ideas and it has a wider scope. |
| 12. | Training focuses on the role. | While development focuses on the person. |
| 13. | It revolves around present need. | It revolves around future need. |