Answer question based on following case study.
Mr. Raj is a fresh graduate in Human Resource Management from a top Business School. After completing his graduation, an Indian based MNC has recruited him as an HR Manager. Now the company is planning to expand its area of operation and for the same requires to recruit another 200 management trainees. Mr. Raj is a highly dedicated and efficient manager, he is assigned to recruit these management trainees by the Head of the HR Department. He is also asked to assign task to them in addition to their recruitment and selection.
Raj can use the following off-the-job training methods for newly recruited employees except:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Job rotation
Option (1) Class room lecture — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). Lectures and conferences are given in a classroom, away from the job. It is an off-the-job method.
Option (2) Case study — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). Trainees study real problems faced by managers and find solutions. This is done away from the workplace.
Option (3) Vestibule training — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). Trainees use the same machines, but in a separate room set up like the workplace, away from the actual work floor.
Option (4) Job rotation — Not an off-the-job method (Correct). Off-the-job methods are used away from the workplace (learning before doing). On-the-job methods are used at the workplace while the employee is actually working (learning while doing). In job rotation the trainee is shifted from one department or job to another and works there. It is an on-the-job method, so it is the exception.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Training Methods 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 refer to the methods that are applied to the workplace, while the employee is actually working. Off-the-Job methods are used away from the work place. …” “Job Rotation: This kind of training involves shifting the trainee from one department to another or from one job to another. …” “Class Room Lectures/Conferences: The lecture or conference approach is well adapted to conveying specific information-rules, procedures or methods. …” “Case Study: Taken from actual experiences of organisations, cases represent attempts to describe, as accurately as possible real problems that managers have faced. …” “Vestibule Training: Employees learn their jobs on the equipment they will be using, but the training is conducted away from the actual work floor. …” |