Table of Contents

Pretest: Does Your Organization Need a Planned On-the-Job Training Program? The Benefits of Effective On-the-Job Training. Building the Right Foundation: From Identifying Goals to Establishing an Action Plan. Ensuring Sound Management and Consistent Results. Preparing Trainers and Learners. Discovering Needs: How to Determine When OJT Is Appropriate. Analyzing Work, Worker, and Workplace: How to Fit the Training to the Job. Preparing the Training Plan: How to Develop the Right Sequence of Activities. Presenting the Training: How to Conduct the OJT Session. Evaluating Results: How to Assess Post-Training Job Performance. Reviewing Aids and Alternatives to OJT: How to Ensure the Right Mix of Performance Interventions. Six Important Success Factors for Comprehensive OJT Programs. Resources: A. Workshop Outline for Training OJT Trainers. B. Workshop Outline for Training OJT Learners. C. Selected Readings on OJT.

About the Author

WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL is associate professor in The Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education and Development at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the coauthor of Improving On-the-Job Training (1994) and Mastering the Instructional Design Process (1992), both from Jossey-Bass. H. C. KAZANAS is professor of education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rothwell and Kazanas are coauthors of Human Resource Development: A Strategic Approach (1994), /IPlanning and Managing Human Resources (1994), The Complete AMA Guide to Management Development (1993), and Mastering the Instructional Design Process (Jossey-Bass, 1992). (Jossey-Bass, 1992), Planning and Managing Human Resources (1994), and Human Resource Development: A Strategic Approach.

Reviews

"A comprehensive guide for those who must address problems of organizational productivity and find skill and knowledge deficiencies that need to be addressed by training.... As a textbook for a university course... the book addresses needs that are common to all those who want to be more effective in operating an on-the-job training program." (David C. Bjorkquist, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, College of Education, University of Minnesota) "We know that most learning occurs at the workplace. This book provides all the guidance needed for supervisors, HRD professionals, and trainers to help employees improve their performance and increase their contribution to organizational success through planned OJT." (Bill Lowthert, manager, nuclear training, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company) "Provides the busy HRD professional with all the correct methods and tools for creating and managing a first-class, structured on-the-job training program. This book comes just in time!" (David Dubois, principal partner, Strategic Performance Improvement Associates, and president, Dubois and Associates)