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employees and new employee’s get acquainted with their jobs and this

increases job related skills.

Benefits to the firm:
1. Avoids wastage of time, effort and money involved in the hit and trial

method.
2. Increase productivity (quality + quantity) there by leading to increase
profits

3. equips future managers (to take over in emergencies)
4. Increase employee morale, decrease absenteeism and turnover

5. Response to fast changing environment
6. Increase supervision, standardization of procedure and safety of

operations

Benefits to the employee:
1. Improved skills and knowledge so better career opportunities
2. Better performance and higher earnings

3. Less accidents, less breakdown of machines
4. Increase satisfaction and morale of employees

Training Methods

(A) On the Job Method: It refers to the methods that are applied at
the work place, where the employee is actually working. It

means learning while doing. The following are the methods of
on-the job training:

1. Apprenticeship Training: Under this, the trainee is placed under
supervision of an experienced person (master worker) who

imparts him necessary skills and regulates his performance. The
trainee is given stipend while learning so that he/she can enjoy

“earn while you learn” scheme.