How to Get Ready to Instruct
Teaching others how to do the job right isn't that easy. It takes time and preparation. Instructors, supervisors and leaders must be properly trained on how to get ready to instruct.
TWI developers came up with three essential points for job instruction. By focusing on three most important steps to prepare for training and instructing others, we simplify what can be complicated. Too many processes and procedures can make things more difficult than they should be. The three points that are essential before instructing others are:
- Make a training timetable
- Prepare everything
- Arrange the workplace
Many supervisors often ignore these steps but it's important if you want to achieve the most effective program.
The first thing you need to do is plan the training. A training timetable allows for things to go smoothly and not be left out. Training should be done according to a plan not just by winging it. You should consider the following:
- What job are you training people to do?
- Who is being trained?
- When does the training need to be done?
Making a Training Table
Planning everything out guarantees that things will run well, be easy to understand and that you stay focused. It will also help you meet demands and deadlines. TWI's workbook offers a sample timetable, and an explanation of how to set it up, which serves to guide and plan out your entire training. However, since life and people are dynamic, just the workbook alone isn't enough. Well-trained and certified TWI Training Solutions Trainers give the best classroom instruction and hands-on learning. It is also proven that people learn best when being instructed by knowledgeable and experienced instructors and leaders. Also, they learn better when able to ask questions and get answers in a group setting.
Getting Everything Ready and Arranging the Workplace
Many supervisors often don't pay attention to these two points because they're so simple and self explanatory. The most common sense things often get ignored. However, if time isn't taken to take care of these two processes, you may not be successful in your training. And your staff or employees may not understand what you are trying to teach them.
Getting everything ready means you arrange all the things you'll need when you're instructing and have them on hand. You don't want to be in the middle of teaching and not have the necessary materials. You could show that you're not prepared and this sets a poor standard. The person being trained may think that if it wasn't important enough for the trainer to bring the correct tool, then it must not be essential to use the exact tool in any certain way. A great leader leads by showing and doing; by example.
Arranging the workplace means setting up the work area neatly. It's important to have everything exactly as it would be during actual working conditions. It also must be tidy and organized because this will help set a high standard for the worker. Also, neatness will help prevent distractions caused by other material.
So if you want to instruct in the best, most efficient and effective way, learn and follow the TWI steps for getting ready to instruct. Contact us for a free consultation or to ask any questions.
