In many industries there is no specific legislation, apart from Health & Safety that refers directly to an employer's obligation to train and develop their employees.
There are however, certain regulatory bodies that various industries do have to report to and many of these regulatory bodies impose specific requirements to train and develop staff to a required competence.
There are also moral and best practice training and development guidelines that could be utilised in every business in order to train and develop staff to perform in a role that meets the business expectations.
It is important to note that in the event of misconduct, an employer is advised to consider the amount of coaching, developing, mentoring and training that the employee has received, before deciding if there is a case to answer.