OFF THE JOB TRAINING

OFF THE JOB TRAINING

1. Advantages

2. Disadvantages

3. Employees learn from specialists in the area of work therefore providing more in-depth understanding.

4. Employees respond better when away from pressure of the workplace therefore taking more away from the training.

5. Employees may be able to gain more qualifications or certificates thus being able to complete a wider range of tasks in the workplace.

6. Trainers can deal more easily with larger groups of people at the same time.

7. The training can be more focused on the needs and levels of expertise of the employees .

8. Can be expensive when compared to on the job training.

9. May be time consuming and employees are not getting hands on experience in the workplace.

10. Time away from the workplace means work is not being done and this could cost the business in profit.

11. It can be ineffective and unconnected to the employees' actual roles in work thus rendering the training useless.

12. The trainers may not be fully aware of the conditions under whichthe employees work.