Reference no: EM132713898
Topic: On-the-job training
On-the-job training isn't quite the same thing as learning by experience. Learning by experience is a simple concept that primarily occurs via mistakes. Maybe you try something one way, find it doesn't work, then modify it until it does.
On-the-job training is a specific type of training that is explicit, prescribed, and delivered at the workplace.
For example, if you have a new intake nurse in your triage unit who needs to learn a specific computer program that your hospital uses, on-the-job training could use microlearning videos to deliver targeted information for that skill alone. Or, your sales team could use mobile resources to review product demos as they're waiting to enter a meeting.
The best on-the-job trainings are:
- Relevant
- Targeted
- Timely
- Helpful to employees
- Packed with useful information
Learning by experience may eventually be all of these things. Still, on-the-job training is a great way to help new employees learn procedures, programs, company culture, and other important concepts quickly.
Before answering the 2 questions below, read available literature about your target internship/OJT site.
Questions:
1. Why do you think the company or organization you are eyeing will be the best place for you to gain experience in the career field you want to pursue?
2. In turn, what are the knowledge and skills that you will bring that may contribute to that company or organization's goals during your brief stay with them?