Appendix D On-The-Job (OJT) Insructor Training

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APPENDIX D

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

The following list of representative competencies should be reviewed for applicability to a

facility's OJT instructor training program. Competencies that are omitted should be evaluated

for inclusion in other instructor training programs. Those competencies that apply should be

converted to facility-specific terminal and enabling learning objectives. Once in the learning

objective format, training and evaluation tools may be designed. An OJT instructor training

course should develop the following representative competencies:

On-the-Job Training

General

define "on-the-job training"

explain how OJT differs from "job experience"

discuss the relationship of OJT to other instructional methods or training

settings

discuss the advantages and disadvantages of OJT

discuss methods by which disadvantages may be minimized or eliminated

discuss the planning of a performance-based OJT program

discuss the need for monitoring a student's progress during enrollment in an

OJT program

Training Portion of OJT

describe the "training portion" of the OJT process

discuss the reasons for and the process by which the OJT instructor may

"tailor" an OJT lesson to an individual trainee based on the trainee's knowledge

and skills at the start of the lesson (trainees that can perform some/all of the

learning objective don't need to be "taught" what they already know)

review trainee records to determine completion of prerequisite training

conduct on-the-job training using approved materials

demonstrate use of the summary process for reinforcing trainee understanding

conduct an evaluation of another instructor's OJT lesson delivery

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