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1Traditional On-the-Job Training: Popular but Obsolete

If you are reading this you are probably already an on-the-job training (OJT) instructor or preparing to become one. This being the case, you are participating in one of the most powerful processes on earth— that of passing on your own knowledge and skill to others.

Your challenge may be to train new workers in “the basics,” or it may be to train experienced employees in new skills. You may be facing the start-up of a new facility or the launch of a new product or service. You might be assigned to help your organization deal with a changing technology or the implementation of improvements to a job. Your challenge could even be “all of the above.”

Regardless of the circumstances, training ...

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