A very good question!
I would have to say YES you definitely need to train your Parrot whether you have a Budgie or a Blue and Gold Macaw.
All parrots are highly intelligent, social creatures that require lots of stimulation in both the wild and in captivity. In their natural environment parrots spend most of their life learning. Young birds learn from their parents and will pick up new behaviours quickly. From how to find food to recognising a predator all young parrots have to learn to interact with others of their own species.
In captivity, parrots still have that natural instinct and desire to learn either from their parents or in the case of most captive birds " their owners.
What if I don't train my parrot?
Well quite simply this is often how unwanted or problem behaviours develop. A parrot that is deprived of attention is going to try to get some whenever it gets the opportunity. Any reaction from their owner is a positive experience to the parrot and will encourage the parrot to repeat the behaviour. So when your parrot starts screaming like crazy late at night it is trying to prompt a reaction from you. If you start screaming (and often swearing!) back then your parrot will be very pleased, as he has managed to get you to respond. This unwanted screaming will then increase over time as the parrot has been rewarded for doing it.
The owners of parrots are the usual cause of behavioural problems. Your parrot can be accidentally rewarded without you realising it.
Parrot behaviour will be positively or negatively affected by everything that you do while you are close to your parrot. When you react to something your parrot has done then that behaviour will either decrease or increase over time.
An example would be if your parrot is in a bad mood and you try to take him out of his cage to give him a treat. Most likely he will be reluctant to come and may back away from you or even show a sign of aggression to tell you he wants to stay put. You give up but give him his treat anyway so therefore reward him for either being aggressive or backing away from you. In the future this behaviour is likely to increase as a result of this.
When you are with your parrot you really need to think about everything you do.
A happy and healthy parrot needs a ongoing training schedule. Try to make sure that you are rewarding the things you want him to do and try to avoid rewarding those things you don't want.
Your relationship with your parrot will be taken to a whole new level when your parrot understands what YOU want from him.
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