“Off the job training methods” do not include:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Coaching
Option (1) Conferences — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). Lectures and conferences pass on information in a classroom.
Option (2) Computer Modelling — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). A computer copies the real job, so the trainee learns without the risk and cost of real mistakes.
Option (3) Vestibule Training — An off-the-job method (Incorrect). The trainee uses the same machines he will work on, but in a separate room set up like the workplace.
Option (4) Coaching — Not an off-the-job method (Correct). In coaching, a superior guides and trains the employee on the job itself. So it is an on-the-job method (learning while doing), not an off-the-job method (learning away from the workplace).
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. …” “On the Job Methods … (ii) Coaching: In this method, the superior guides and instructs the trainee as a coach. …” “Off the Job Methods (i) Class Room Lectures/Conferences: The lecture or conference approach is well adapted to conveying specific information-rules, procedures or methods. …” “(iv) Computer Modelling: It simulates the work environment by programming a computer to imitate some of the realities of the job…” “(v) Vestibule Training: Employees learn their jobs on the equipment they will be using, but the training is conducted away from the actual work floor. …” |