ON-THE-JOB TRAINING [VCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT] | Animated Learning by VCEWeb

on-the-job training is a type of training option that occurs at the workplace let's say that you work at a water bottle flipping company and your job involves teaching customers how to effectively flip a water bottle if you are trained through on-the-job training then an existing senior employee would show you the water bottle flip and then ask you to replicate it let's look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of on-the-job training one advantage of on-the-job training is that the skills and knowledge of employees can improve which can lead to increased productivity in the workplace another

advantage is that on-the-job training is a cost-effective training option because the training occurs at the workplace and so there are no additional expenses associated with paying an expert or traveling to the training institution which can preserve profits for a business one disadvantage is that there is potential for workplace interruptions to occur such as a business meeting or a customer needing assistance this will compromise the employees ability to learn and hence achieve business objectives another disadvantage is that there is potential for poor habits or shortcuts to be passed down to the employee in training which may

breach a business's policies or negatively impact productivity