Training Within Industry Further Explained

What is TWI or Training Within Industry?
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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.

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Three Steps of Job Instruction

Breaking Job Instructions in Three Main Steps 

There are three essential things in a business that ensures the work flows smoothly.  Learning about these three steps keeps things simple and easy to teach and learn. The three things are cost, quality, and production. It's important to make a product of good quality, on time, and within the budget. Falling behind on any of these things could make the difference between failure and success. It's the manager or supervisors job to handle every single detail each minute of the work day. Sometimes things go wrong but this doesn't mean the supervisor is irresponsible. Sometimes there are problems or things just don't work out. However, it's essential for supervisors to have the knowledge and skills to be able to fix and anticipate problems. Most managers face problems such as:

Broken equipment

The product is low quality

Accidents in the work place

Uninterested employees

Training takes too long

Machinery breaks down

Employees don't follow instructions

Supervisors regularly face struggles such as these. These challenges are never planned. However, they must be dealt with. The one responsible for taking care of them are the supervisors. TWI helps train managers and supervisors to be able to do what's needed to fix these complications or to even prevent them from occurring in the first place. 

TWI Training Solutions is the Teachers of Teachers

TWI helps teach how to get ready to instruct. Yes, teachers must be instructed on how to teach. Those who train need instructions on how to train others so that they can easily learn and retain the necessary info in order to get the job done right.

To instruct a job, it's necessary to know four things:

Break down the job

Prepare everything

Making a training timetable

Get the workplace ready

To break down a job, make a list with detailed steps of the job and list the main points in each of those steps. It's important to go through the task in your mind so that you're sure that you are teaching other employees correctly. 

Preparing everything means you have all the right tools, equipment, materials, tools, and supplies needed to complete the job. Using the wrong tools, hodgepodge materials, or forget something, sets a low standard for the person (or people) completing the task. Also, you risk undermining the authority as a supervisor. 

Your job as a supervisor or manager is to teach and train others. You want them to learn how to perform their jobs and responsibilities correctly. From the start is the best way to learn how to get something completed. In order to do this, you as the instructor or teacher, must do the best job possible in order to train. With the help of TWI, the Teachers of Teachers, we can help you and your business prepare to instruct and to train in the most common sense effective way. Contact us now to learn how we can help you become a better leader, supervisor or manager.