Assignments  On the Job Training

 

 

Matching the Columns

 

1. Ensign Bickford 

A.  Training-related activities that individuals use to progress from low to high skill levels.     

2.  Schmidt Printing  

B. Brings in instructors from community and technical colleges to teach classes on site.  

3.  LG&E Westmoreland  

C.  New hires watch actual explosive charges being detonated to give them a sense of what they are working with.

4.  Center for Employment training in the Dept. of Labor

D.  The inclusion of academic instruction.

5.  English as a second language

E.  The inclusion of work-based education combined with school-based instruction.  

6.  Training “ladders”

F. Combines individual study with on-the-job experience. 

 

Answers:

1.)    C

2.)    B

3.)    F

4.)    E

5.)    D

6.)    A

 

 

Multiple-Choice

 

1.          All training should be ______ and evaluated to determine if it effective or a waste of money.

a.      Monitored

b.      Changed

c.       In the classroom

d.      All of the above

 

2.          Job training programs providing job-specific skills do so _________.

a.       In classroom settings

b.      In work settings

c.       Through on-the-job training

d.      All of the above

 

3.          Findings indicate that job training programs increase earnings by increasing _________.

a.      Amount of employment

b.      Wages rates

c.       Productivity

d.      All of the above

 

4.          A positive element of a structured on-the-job training is the empowerment for the _____ to be involved in training.

a.       Government

b.      beneficiaries

c.       Staff

d.      All of the above

 

5.          ____________ are more likely to be employed and earn more than nonvocational counterparts.

            a.   University graduates

            b.   Vocational graduates

            c.   High School graduates

            d.   None of the above  

 

6.          A data-collection method used to monitoring and evaluating a new type of OJT is        

            a.   Summaries of logbooks

            b.   Stock records    

            c.   Service Statistics

            d.   All of the above

 

7.          _____ is a way of how employee orientation can be moved out of the classroom.

            a.   Narrated PowerPoint

            b.   Self-guided manuals

            c.   Computer software

            d.   All of the above  

             

8.          In _____, the U.S. government allowed individual states to develop their own programs for getting welfare recipient back to work.

           a.   1961

            b.   1971

            c.   1981

            d.   1991

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

As we can see, on the job training can be done in many organizational settings.  The main point in OJT is to give the trainee information and skills that can be used immediately in a situation that is at the employee’s new work station or one that is as close to “reality” as you can make it.

Many organizations and even the U.S. government provide OJT opportunities, but organizations must also provide the motivation and rewards the employee wants and needs for the training, and the employee, to stick.  There are too many examples of training that is for some unspecified future time period or job that never materializes.  If employees have a bad training experience or feel that the training doesn’t help them improve their current skills or future possibilities, then all training will be viewed skeptically and will be less effective than it could be.

 

 

Test

 

1. ______         The more productive an employee is, the better the organization will perform and the more satisfied the employee will be.

2. ______         Incorporating all the training you need while simultaneously keeping your operation running smoothly is an ongoing challenge.

3. ______         Job training programs do not provide some training in job-specific skills.

4. ______         Finding instructors from industries is not a problem.

5. ______         If an individual is trained, he or she always stay with the organization.

6. ______         Job training programs increase earnings by increasing the amount of employment, rather the by increasing wage rates of individuals.

7. ______         A positive element of a structured on-the-job training program is the empowerment for many staff to be involved in training.

8. ______         Trainees only need to learn the practical skills of the work.

9. ______         States are allowed to develop their own programs for getting welfare recipients back to work.

10._____          Employee orientation is a form of OJT.

 

 

Answers:

1.                                           T

2.                                           T

3.                                           F – do provide

4.                                           F – is a problem

5.                                           F – not necessarily

6.                                           T

7.                                           T

8.                                           F – theoretical knowledge, as well

9.                                           T

10.                                       T

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

Rothwell, W., & Kazanas, H. (1994).  Improving On-The-Job Training: How to Establish and Operate a Comprehensive OJT Program. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

 

Sims, D. (2001).  Creative New Employee Orientation Programs: Best Practices, Creative Ideas, and Activities for Energizing Your Orientation Program. Boston: McGraw Hill College Division.

 

Sisson, G. (2001).  Hands-On Training: A Simple and Effective Method for On-the-Job Training. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

 

Walter, D. (2001). Training On the Job. American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

 

OJT – On-the-job training

 

Education and training “ladders” – Training related activities that individuals can use to progress from relatively low level of skill to higher levels of skill and more demanding, better-paid, and more stable occupations.

 

ILT – Instructor-led training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Learning Objectives

 

·         On-the-job training gives the trainee information and skills that can be used immediately in a situation that is at the employee’s new work station or one that is as close to “reality” as you can make it.

·         On-the-job training should be monitored and evaluated to determine if it is effective or a waste of money.  OJT makes sure that the trainee can do the work well while they are on the job.

 

 

 

Q&A

 

1.  What are the five elements for a successful OJT program?

The five elements are the inclusion of academic instruction; the inclusion of vocational skills training, integrated with academic instruction; the inclusion of work-based education; the connection of every program to the next program in a hierarchy of education and training opportunities; and the use of applied teaching methods and team-teaching strategies.

 

2.  What are the key questions to ask when monitoring the OJT site?

The questions to ask are how long does each trainee take to complete the OJT sequence, how effective the training sequence is, are trainees having problems with a particular section, practice exercise, trainer-trainee practice sessions, are there problems with supplies, equipment, or other site issues that hinder effective OJT, what effect does OJT have on service delivery, and what strategies have been used to minimize the disruptions?

 

3.  What are the reasons people want to have out-of-the-classroom training that can be conducted without an instructor?

The first reason is that it is expensive to have to gather people together in the same room for training.  Secondly, it is not always easy to arrange to have everyone together at the same time.  Thirdly, classroom-based instructor-led training is event-driven.

 

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