Job-instruction-training (JIT) See on-the-job-training (OJT).
Job rotation Moving employees from job to job; each move is normally preceded
by OJT.
Cross-training See job rotation.
On-the-job-training methods Training methods in which the instruction is delivered
directly on the job.
Off-the-job-training methods Training methods in which instruction is delivered
away from the actual job, perhaps in a classroom setting either onsite
or offsite.
Self-study A training method in which employees guide their own training, individually,
without the presence of other trainees or a trainer.
Lecture presentation A training method in which the trainer, or lecturer, delivers
a large amount of information to either a single trainee or a group of
trainees.
Video presentation The use of a videocassette or DVD to deliver training content.
Computer-based training The use of a computer to deliver training content
either via CD-ROM, Internet, or corporate intranet.
E-learning Computer-based training in which content is delivered via the Internet
or corporate intranet.
Streaming videos Media is sent in a continuous stream and is played as it
arrives so a Web user does not have to wait to download a large file before
seeing the video or hearing the sound.
Intranet A private, computer network that is intended for internal use only
within an organization.
Programmed learning See self-study.
Role-playing A training method in which individuals assume different identities,
or roles.
Case study A situation or circumstance relating to the workplace described in
writing in which the trainee is asked to read and respond either verbally or
in writing.