Pinal Dave sir wrote a five part series on the topic of “Developer Training” and I believe it’s a nice professional development resource. So here are the Five parts along with my notes that I made when I was following the series:

Developer Training – Importance and Significance – Part 1

Learning does NOT stop when you get out of school

Hiring new employees is a big operating cost for a company

Well trained employees helps in running companies smoothly

Training helps in boosting employee’s morale

Developer Training – Employee Morals and Ethics – Part 2

Take notes during Training and SHARE!

POST-Training – report the learning to your Manager

Developer Training – Difficult Questions and Alternative Perspective – Part 3

Offer to train others who may be interested in your new-found knowledge

“in life you have to go out and make your own way, you cannot always sit and wait for things to land in your lap.”

Developer Training – Various Options for Developer Training – Part 4

People like sharing knowledge.Just ask (properly!)

Options: On the Job, In-person training, on-demand (online) training

Developer Training – A Conclusive Summary- Part 5

Keep Learning, Keep Sharing!

And other excellent blog posts on the same topic from the SQL Server Community:

Vinod Kumar sir on ” Training–a necessity or bonus”

Nakul’s Blog: Developer Trainings-Importance, Benefits, Tips and follow-up on Pinal Dave’s series

Ritesh Shah: Training – useful or useless?