This section of the site has suggestions on designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining technical, job-task training programs to improve human performance in the industrial workplace.

Although many view employee training as a necessary evil and expense that must be tolerated, a well designed training program pays for itself and increases the bottom line. Such a program teaches new employees to "do it right the first time," thus minimizing down time, equipment damage, and personal injury while maximizing productivity and profits.  A training program as recommended in this web site ensures consistency of training and provides a means to objectively measure employee performance as training progresses. And, the best news is that a quality job-task-training program doesn't have to cost an arm and leg to design, develop, implement, and maintain!

There are several good models for developing training and this site does not attempt to introduce a new model or endorse any particular model here. It does, however, offer suggestions relating to the three essential and critical areas of any model:

1. Designing and developing materials used in the program
   
2. Implementing the program (using the materials to train new employees)
   
3. Maintaining the program so that training materials are always correct and reflect the latest changes in production processes. This also includes upgrading the training for "already trained" employees when production process changes are implemented.

Types of courses, or course delivery systems, most often associated with job-task training include:

• Lecture and lecture/lab
• Self-paced instruction, including print-based self-study, web based training (WBT), and computer based training (CBT)
• Structured on-job-training (OJT).

This site has four groups of Tips:

1. General Tips (for all Training)
2. Tips for Lecture and Self-Paced Instruction
3. Tips for Computer Based and Web Based Training
4. Tips for structured OJT

Each item in the list above is a clickable link to its respective group of Tips. Links to the groups are also at the top of each page in the site. Suggestion: Don't skip "General Tips."

I am in business to provide help to businesses in their job-task training design and development endeavors. I invite you to click on Products/Services at the top of the page and look over the Services Offered.

You are welcome to adopt, modify, or ignore the tips you find at this site, depending upon the particular demands of your business. Please do not republish them, they are protected by copyright.

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