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Who Owns Your OJT?
Filipczak, Bob – Training, 1996
On-the-job training (OJT) is enjoying a surge of interest because of ISO 9000, the certification standards of the European Community. Negotiating a balance between training staff and frontline supervisors who are often made responsible for OJT is one way to improve it. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, On the Job Training, Standards
Organizational Learning, Coordination and Incentive.
Mallett, Louis – Vocational Training: European Journal, 1995
Refutes the idea that autonomy in work is necessary for efficient coordination or to enable the organization to develop a learning structure. Suggests that autonomy is an important element for internal incentive; if training is to become an incentive factor, autonomy is essential. (SK)
Descriptors: Coordination, Incentives, On the Job Training, Personal Autonomy
The Learning Enterprise.
Carnevale, Anthony Patrick – Training and Development Journal, 1986
The author discusses various aspects of training and development: formal job-related training and development, the behavioral/cognitive split in informal learning on the job, workplace training inside and out, costs and benefits of workplace learning, and forces accounting for growth and decline in the training and development function in…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Nonformal Education, On the Job Training, Retraining
Measuring the Climate of Training in Saudi Arabia.
Spicer, Richard G. – Training, 1981
One practitioner's experience in setting up on-the-job training in Saudi Arabia is described, including training materials, cultural environment, and the Saudi work ethic. In a related article, off-duty life for Americans is discussed, including dress for women and men, cultural aspects, and entertainment. (CT)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Instructional Materials, On the Job Training
Putting On-the-Job Training under New Management to Improve Its Effectiveness. The Rand Paper Series.
Carpenter-Huffman, Polly – 1979
Effectiveness of on-the-job training (OJT) in maintenance has become more important in recent years due to increased technological sophistication of military equipment and systems, the diversity of tasks which a service person may be asked to perform, and the need for persons to have skills necessary to move within their speciality area. There are…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Equipment Maintenance
Into the Sunset: Reflections of an Interim Administrator.
Marlowe, John – American School Board Journal, 2000
One advantage to an interim administrative position is that the public cuts short-timers a little slack. Temporary administrators can learn on the job and become experts on specialized subjects. Personnel issues demand more time than interims possess. Such positions usually do not turn into long-term contracts. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
Workplace Learning: What's the Rate of Return?
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Hase, Stewart; Davis, Lester – 2002
A 3-year research program on workplace learning was based on action research and involved the gradual implementation of "Work Activity Briefings" every 2 weeks or whenever a major task was to be undertaken at selected construction sites managed by an Australian mining and construction company. The briefings were regular meetings between…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Construction Management, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries