New  employees  

Introduc2on  Period  

Proba2onary  Period  

Permanent  Employees  

PROBATIONARY  PERIOD  3-­‐6  months  depends  on  which  kind  of  job  

Why  u&lize  training?    •  Increase  produc2vity  &  employee  morale    •  Reduce  employee  turnover    

TRAINING    

-­‐  ON  –  THE  –  JOB  

-­‐  JUST  –  IN  –  TIME  

-­‐  FORMAL  CLASSROOM  

Training  methods  most  used  in  Small  Business  

ON  –  THE  –  JOB  TRAINING  How  does  it  work?  

Economical  

Easy  to  acquire  

Prac2cal  

Advantages  

Pressure  may  overwhelm  employees  

Trainers  may  unwilling  to  train  

Disadvantages  

ON  –  THE  –  JOB  TRAINING  

JUST-­‐IN-­‐TIME  TRAINING  

JUST-­‐IN-­‐TIME  TRAINING  

Economical  

Time-­‐saving  

Informa2on  can  be  easily  &  quickly  updated  

Provides  flexibility  &  freedom  to  employees  

Helps  employees  become  self-­‐directed  learner  

ADVANTAGES   Materials  not  right  arranged  =>  employees  may  become  bored  &  frustrated  

Limited  interac2ons  

DISADVANTAGES  

JUST  –  IN  -­‐  TIME  

•  Short-­‐term/  project  training  •  Training  new  skills/  technology  

•  Professional  agencies  

•  Come  on  site  •  Downloaded  to  employee  computers  

Example  for  JIT  

FORMAL  CLASSROM  

•  Experts/  educa2on  ins2tu2ons    

•  Highest  cost  method    

•  Employees  aZend  classroom  a[er  work  •  Employees  aZend  periodic  seminars  

Example  for  formal  classroom