Which of the following is on the job training method?

Coaching

The correct answer is option 2- Coaching.

Coaching is the on the job training method.

Coaching: In this method, the superior guides and instructs the trainee as a coach. The coach or counselor sets mutually agreed upon goals, suggests how to achieve these goals, periodically reviews the trainees progress and suggests changes required in behavior and performance. The trainee works directly with a senior manager and the manager takes full responsibility for the trainee’s coaching. Classically the trainee is being groomed to replace the senior manager and relieve him from some of his duties. This gives a chance for the trainee to learn the job also. 

Training is any process by which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased. There are various methods of training. These are broadly categorised into two groups: On-the-Job and Off-the-Job methods.

On the Job Methods (i) Apprenticeship Programs (ii) Coaching (iii) Internship Training (iv) Job Rotation

Off the Job Methods (i) Class Room Lectures/Conferences (ii) Films (iii) Case Study (iv) Computer Modelling (v) Vestibule Training (vi) Programmed Instruction.

OTHER OPTIONS

• Case study- Taken from actual experiences of organisations, cases represent attempts to describe, as accurately as possible real problems that managers have faced. Trainees study the cases to determine problems, analyse causes, develop alternative solutions, select what they believe to be the best solution, and implement it.

• Vestibule Training: Employees learn their jobs on the equipment they will be using, but the training is conducted away from the actual work floor. Actual work environments are created in a class room and employees use the same materials, files and equipment. This is usually done when employees are required to handle sophisticated machinery and equipment.

• Class Room Lectures: The lecture or conference approach is well adapted to conveying specific information, rules, procedures or methods. The use of audio-visuals or demonstrations can often make a formal classroom presentation more interesting while increasing retention and offering a vehicle for clarifying more difficult points.