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Unit 8: Training Methods

8.6 Summary Notes

 The development of operatives calls for specific increase in skill and knowledge to perform
a particular job. There are primarily four basic methods in use: (a) on-the-job training,
(b) vestibule school, (c) apprenticeship, and (d) special courses.
 Presentation Methods includes demonstration method, Lecture and Training with Magic.

 Buzz session is a technique for involving every member of a large audience directly in the
discussion process.
 Hands-on training helps console new employees by showing them what their job will be
like.
 The Hands-on Training Method Prepare, Open, Present, Practice, Evaluate and Review the
training programs in order to attain the best productivity.
 The on the job training/hands on training methods include Job instruction training, Job
rotation, Syndicate groups, Mentoring and Apprenticeship.

 Group Building Methods of training include Committee assignments, Discussion Method,
Debate and Fish Bowl Exercise.
 The main factors to be considered during the selection process of the training methods are
the human factors (trainer, trainees), the programme topic, the available time and facilities.

8.7 Keywords

Debate: It is essentially a structured but cordial argument about a particular issue or motion.
Job Rotation: It is a training method that assigns trainees to various jobs and departments over
a period of a few years.
Lecture: It is a traditional, formal method of instruction, and usually consists of verbal explanation
or description of the subject matter, with or without illustration.

Mentoring: It is an ongoing relationship that is developed between a senior and junior employee
which provides guidance and clear understanding to the junior employee.
Panel: It is a group of four to six persons with a special knowledge of a subject holding an
orderly conversation on an assigned topic in full view of the audience.

8.8 Review Questions

1. Explain the various on the job and off the job training methods of training.
2. Discuss the various factors which affect the choice of the training methods to use.

3. What are the drawbacks of lecture method? Why is the lecture method popular amongst
trainers in spite of these drawbacks? How can you, as a trainer, improve the effectiveness
of your own lecture?
4. It has been said; “you cannot teach a person anything; but a person can learn”. Discuss the
implication of this for training methodology.
5. Take any three training methods and compare and contrast them on relevant features.
6. Discuss the main principles of learning with specific reference to the lecture method in the
classroom.

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