On-the-job training (OJI) is the most effective form of training, specifically because it occurs in the environment in which the job or task is performed. However, too often its value is lost due to lack of proper preparation by the trainer and effective instructional techniques. This workshop provides the tools and techniques for assuring that the desired learning occurs. A step-by-step process for the design, preparation and implementation of OJI is presented and practiced in the classroom.
This program is designed for:
To increase your skills in small group instruction to:
This form of a real world workshop has produced on the job results for the past sixty years. Significant results are often credited to the fact that this type of learning, when done correctly, is natural and realistic.
During the workshop, the learners will:
Day 1
*Overview of the design process
*Preparing instructional objectives
-The most important step in design
-Focusing on the "need to know"
-Identifying what the trainee will do to demonstrate learning and to provide feedback
*Performance job and task analysis
-Job/task breakdown
-Using weighing factors such as importance, frequency, and learning difficulty
-Analysis of job/task breakdowns to determine areas of emphasis and amount of practice
DAY 2
*Sequencing of instruction
-Using task sequence as the instructional sequences
-When the task sequence is not the best learning sequence
-Other sequencing options such as "center of interest" and "from the known to the unknown"
*Instructional techniques
-How to demonstrate the task effectively
-Focusing on the trainee, not the trainer
-Using questions and other involvement techniques
-The design and use of job aids
*Preparing lesson plans
-A two-column design for a lesson plan
-How to organize both content and instructional techniques
*Summary and adjourn
By attending this program, you will receive: