Training On the JOB: Step-by-Step Guidance Worksheets, Checklists, Case Examples Everything You Need to Succeed

Obtaining Management Commitment and Support

It is absolutely critical that management endorses and actively supports the OJT program. Any work group in your organization should be capable of developing and implementing the system, provided they have management support. There is no faster way to destroy employee morale than to fail to encourage employees truly to take charge of their own destiny. To do so demands a great deal of courage on the part of managers.

For the training program to succeed, all levels of management, from senior executives downward, must agree that there is a need for structured OJT and that a team-driven approach is the best way for the organization to proceed. Commitment means that management provides the time and resources ...