Summary
For training to be successful, you need to ensure the following: 1. The training materials to aid OJT are not dog eared and that the originals are kept properly. 2. The materials are snappy, colorful and fun. 3. The material should be entertaining and not boring that it puts people to sleep. Methods to consider for training: Written procedures, picture process instruction, OJT (On the Job Training), Video and Audio tapes, Conferences with training programs, Cross-training, Trainee is presented with a realistic scenario and the trainee works alone through problems and situations, Experiments designed to teach by discovery, Trainee plays a role in a simulation of real situations, and learns by doing as well as through the reactions of the other role players, etc. |