The Key to Success is in Your Hands

Fundamentals of the TWI Program Give You The Key to Success

The fundamentals of TWI Training Solutions hands you the key to developing and carrying out standardized work and to make changes and improvements. For decades, companies such as Toyota use TWI's services to reach their business goals as they learn how to:

• Match jobs and responsibilities with the right employees
• Set goals 
• Encourage communication skills
• Insure that basic skills are in place for employees to carry out jobs

Toyota refers to these as "The Four Rules". The company considers these rules as the "DNA" of their company's production. 

Training Within Industries' three main services are: Job Instruction, Job Relations, and Job Methods Improvement. These come from the "Five Needs Model for Good Supervisors" that was developed during World War II. This defined the main things that must be fulfilled before any boss or manager can accomplish their responsibilities and job successfully. The Five Needs are:

• Knowledge of Work
• Knowledge of Responsibilities
• Skill in Instructing
• Skill in Improving Methods
• Skill in Leading 

The first two needs deal with knowledge and the last three focus on skill. Gaining knowledge must be joined with gaining skill, which is only acquired through practice.

The Five Needs were experimented and tested in real industries during production while the war was happening. These guidelines have made teaching the three J's more effective and consistent. Be sure to contact us to learn more. 

What Are Our Clients Saying About TWI Training Solutions?

"The TWI method of training just makes sense. It’s as simple as that. How often do you train a person to do a job and know, without a doubt, they understand the steps to getting the job done, the key points that will make or break the job, and the reason why the job is done the way it is, the first time you walk away? 

In my experience it hasn’t happened very often, but then I learned the TWI method. When the TWI method of training is used, you walk away confident the job is going to be done right, knowing the individual you trained, completely understands it. '' - Sonia Parham

"TWI Training Solutions" is so common sense that it makes extreme sense. How often do we complicate things by forgetting the basic common sense stuff? This program and the things taught by certified instructors can - and should be used- in all areas of life, not only in business. It would save a lot of time, issues, money and problems from lack of communication." - Geoff B. 

The Importance of an Educated Worker

The Importance of A Skilled and Educated Employee

There is somewhat of an epidemic happening within the American workforce at this very moment. The dying breed: a highly skilled and properly trained employee of the manufacturing industry.* More and more employees in the United States manufacturing workforce are trained at a minimal level, leaving but a mere number of (close to) retiree-aged employees to fully understand and operate the equipment.

The issue of hiring and properly training educated individuals goes much deeper than a company or industry needing products to be made a certain way. If the number of skilled workers remains at a critically minimal level, it will hinder the U.S.’ ability to compete in a global economy. As the U.S. is somewhat of a hub for many, many different types of resources, importing/exporting of goods, etc., the issue will grow to a global scale.

The catastrophic dwindling of yesteryear’s ideal employee has become much more of a reality as time has passed. In 2010, 8,000 NAM ( National Association of Manufacturers) members conducted a survey in order to determine just how greatly the number of skilled workers has decreased. Partial reason (as to the lack of skill among workers) can be pinpointed to the 50% of current students dropping out of school. Studies have shown that only one-third of graduating students can perform at a senior high school education level, indicating the quality (or lack thereof) that the workforce will consist of in the coming decades.

Fortunately, there is still time to turn this issue around. There have been tools created in order to prevent a global panic. One of those tools is Training Within Industry. Organizations must change and think more creatively and be more innovative in regards to their morale, management and training programs. If companies choose to start from within and grow externally from there, then they will solve a lot of problems before they become problems. 

Educated workers are the key to America's success and the key to preventing a global problem. TWI Training Solutions insures that workers are armed with the tools and education they need to do their jobs properly, effectively and efficiently. This makes for a win-win situation for businesses and their employees. Learn more by contacting our team.

Training Within Industry Further Explained

What is TWI or Training Within Industry?
WWII. 

During World War II, production was increasing and emergency groups were formed by the government and this is how Training Within Industry was created. TWI called for a whole new purpose of the people and the way they were trained in industry. It was formed by some of the best of the best people in order to jump start businesses and make them operate and grow in the most efficient and effective way. The programs three main components consist of these essential training areas:

Job Relations Training (JR)

Job Instruction Training (JI)

Job Methods Training (JM)

People in an industry were trained by TWI and then would, in turn, train other people. This reduced the instruction time and only required a minimum number of qualified trainers. TWI's service played an essential war in helping the war effort. The historically successful program is still being used to help businesses today to teach employees valuable lessons without wasting time by breaking down jobs and helping people master their work.

Many managers and supervisors struggle with production, cost and quality problems such as:.

Too much affliction on equipment and tools
Machines malfunctioning
Accidents within the business
Employees inattentiveness and not paying attention
The product quality isn't up to par
Deadlines aren't being met

Problems such as these aren't ever expected; however, they can't be ignored. It's important for supervisors and employees to take responsibility and be trained well enough to come up with solutions that will be effective.

To learn much more about TWI Training Solutions, read our other blogs and pages of this site. Our team is here to answer any questions you may have. Contact us now.