WHAT IS ON-THE-JOB AND WHAT ARE ITS ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES?

Answer Posted / m. yasir butt

On-the-job training:
As it term implies, the employee learns the job whilst
doing the job, by being instructed by another fellow-
worker, supervisor or trainer.
Advantages of on-the-job training:
(1) Learning can be implemented immediately;
(2) The person giving the instruction often knows the job
better than a full-time trainer could;
(3) The training is clearly relevant to the job.
Disadvantages of on-the-job training:
(1) They training may not be rigorous, efficient or
systematic;
(2) Trainees may be given boring and repetitive tasks;
(3) Some workers may not be good at teaching their own
skills; they may pass on bad work practices as well as good
ones;
(4) The needs of the trainee may be subordinated to other
priorities;
(5) Untrained workers can make mistakes and create hazards.

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