Business Organisation & Management:Unit-19 Training and Development

Training Methods:

On-the job training:-

1. Employee learns by doing.
2. Exposed to real work situation.
3. Follows orders from experienced people and carries out instruction and adopt the right technique while doing the job.
4. Can seek clarifications on various matters and obtain guidance from seniors.

Job rotation, coaching or job instruction, working as assistant also called as apprenticeship, temporary promotions etc.

Off the job training:

1. Jobs that are complicated in nature and require special technical knowledge.
2. Trainee s are expected to leave their workplace and undergo training for a specified period.
3. These are conducted within the company.
4. They are exposed to special courses by outsider experts, lectures and conferences, case studies, film and television shows, vertibule-training, sensitivity trainig etc.
5. In this trainee is free from the job demands and job pressures.

The focus is more on learning than doing. Since Experts, well supported by visual aids offer the training, the trainee learn quickly.

S.no	On-the-job techniques	Off-the-job techniques
1	Coaching	Case study
2	Understudy	Special course
3	Position rotation	Business games
4	Multiple Management	Role Playing

Selection of Competent persons for a job is only the first step in staffing. The selected people should be trained and developed in order to build an effective work force.

S.No	Training	Development
1	It is the act of increasing knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job.	Act of improving and achieving the growth of employee in all aspects
2	It is an organized activity by which people learn and acquire new skills and knowledge.	It is an organized activity by which people learn about growth of an individual in all aspects.
3	It is instruction in technical and mechanical operations	It is philosophical, theoretical and educational aspects.
4	Training is meant for non-managers	It meant to managerial staff
5	Short-term job related objectives	Long term career oriented objectives
6	Job-oriented program	Career oriented program