Training & Development

Training & Development

1. ON job training

   • Skill development where worker learns through hands-on experience
   • Give trainee the opportunity to work with the employees with same equipment
   • Efficient approach to learn new things
   • Methods
     • Coaching
       • one to one
       • Identify weak areas and focus on them
       • Transfer theory learning to pratice
       • However it perpetrates existing practics and style
     • Mentoring
       • Development of attittude
       • For managerial employees
       • done by more senior person
       • one to one
     • Job Rotation
       • take turns through a series of related jobs.
       • Makes a person well acquainted w different jobs
       • Alleviates boredom
       • Develop rapport w a number of people
     • 'Sitting next to alice'
       • working alongside a colleague
       • observe and learn
       • colleague will answer any questions
   • Advantages
     • Cost effective
     • Employees usually productive
     • Opportunity to learn whilst doing
     • Training alongside real colleagues
   • Disadvantages
     • Quality depends on ability of trainer & time available
     • Bad habits may be passed on
     • Learning environment may not be productive
     • Potential disruption to production

2. OFF job training

   • Methods
     • Lectures & Conferences
       • Verbal presentation
       • Needs to be motivating and creating interest among trainees
       • Speaker must know the subject very well.
       • Traditional & direct method
     • Simulations
       • Real life situations
       • allow trainees to see the impact of their decisions in an artificial, risk free environment
       • Teach production and process skills
       • Teach management & interpersonal skills
       • Closely mimic work environment
       • Simulators replicate physical equipment
     • Vestibule training
       • Near-the-job training
       • Trainees are trained in prototype environment on specific jobs
       • Try to create working condition similar to the actual workshop conditions
       • Get rid of initial nervousness
   • Advantages
     • Wider range of skills/qualifications can be obtained
     • Can learn from outside specialist of experts
     • Trainees can be more confident when starting job
   • Disadvantages
     • More expensive
     • Lost working time & potential output from trainees
     • New employees may still need some induction training
     • Employees now have new skills/qualification and may leave for other jobs
   • conducted in separate from the job environment
   • Freedom of expression
   • study material is supplied, full of concentration