Professional Description

Development
Method
Induction training Induction training is the training that an employee
receives when he/she first joins a business or
organisation. Induction training is important as it
enables a new recruit to become productive as
quickly as possible.

Performance Performance appraisal is a regular review of an

appraisal employee’s job performance and contribution to the
company. For example, a teacher may have regular
reviews every 6 months on their performance
appraisal.

On the job/ off the job On the job training is a method of teaching skills,
training knowledge and training needed to perform a specific
job within the workplace. Employees learn in a
workplace environment to get an understanding on
what to do. For example, you may get training on
how to run computer programmes if you are in IT by
other people.

Off the job training occurs when employees are taken

away from their place of work to be trained. For
example, the place you work may send you to learn
about a new piece of software. It may take a few
days or weeks to learn. When you return, you will be
expected to know everything about it and be able to
teach other people within the workplace.

Coaching and Coaching and mentoring use the same skills but
mentoring coaching is to teach people but mentoring is to guide
and give advice to someone. For example, you can
go to a mentor for help and guidance on something.
You can go to a coach to get training from someone
on how to do the job properly.

Graduate training Graduate training programmes take people who have

programme finished University onto programmes to learn and
give them the skills needed to become part of a
company or team. For example, after you have
graduated from University, you may end up on a
training programme for you to work within a
company.

Management training Management training is training activities that

focuses on improving a person’s skills as a leader
and manager.
Secondments Secondments is where an employee or a group of
employees get put in another department to cover for
another person or a group of people that may be
away for a long period of time. You would need to
learn how to do the job before you are committed to
doing it. This can help you learn about other
departments in the workplace and what they do.
Hiring new people to replace would be expensive so
getting people to learn about the job would be much
cheaper.

Shadowing Shadowing is the opportunity to observe an

employee performing their daily work routine in their
environment. It allows you to learn and get the hang
of the job for you to do on your own. For example,
you may be asked to observe someone for a period
of time. They will then let you do the work on your
own and once you get the hang of it, you will be left
alone. Occasionally you will be checked upon to
make sure you are doing it correctly.

E-Learning Electronic-Learning is essentially learning new things

online rather than in the workplace. It is the act of
engaging in an educational course in an online
setting. E-learning can help learners complete
education and training objectives with greater ease
and flexibility than they can with traditional
classroom-based learning.

Vocational & Vocational courses provide training and qualifications

professional courses related to a specific job, such as being a plumber,
hairdresser or a professional cook.

Job rotation Job rotation is a strategy where employees rotate

between jobs at the same business. Employees take
on new tasks at a different job for a period of time
before rotating back to their original position. With a
job rotation system, employees gain experience and
skills by taking on new responsibilities.

Lifelong learning Lifelong learning is a form of self-initiated education

that is focused on personal development. It is
generally taken to refer to the learning that occurs
outside of something formal such as a school,
university or college.
 Retraining Retraining is something employers may require for
their workers to make them learn new skills. For
example, companies that have upgraded to newer
technologies may require retraining so that everyone
learns how to use the new devices.

I plan on studying Business Management with Marketing at University and get

a job related to this so these are the many listed methods which apply to me.

Induction Training:
When I get the job, I will start by getting training so I understand what my
roles are. This happens at every single work place so new people that are
employed know what to do. For example, when I first worked at Morrisons
Farmers Boy for my work experience, I had to go through what my roles are
and get training so I knew what I was doing. I started off by going through a
long health and safety presentation and learn how to perform tasks. These
are all parts of induction training which I will need for when I get my future job.

Performance Appraisals:
If I become a manager for my future job, I will most likely have a team of
people working under me. This will mean I will have to carry out
performance appraisals on my employees and my team's performance.
To achieve my aspired goal, I will have many performance
appraisals with feedback forms being the main way of
assessment as they will be the ones I will be dealing with most of the
time with my future job.

On the job/Off the job training:

As a manager, I may be expected to have the requirements
necessary already so I don’t have to do any on the job/off the job
training. Some training I may have to do is when I finish university
so I will be a new worker and I may need some more experience
before I start the role even though I am still part of the business. For
example, I may be sent on a management skills course as part of my
role.
Coaching & Mentoring:
I am certain I will be monitored by people who are much more experience
than my at my job to make sure I am doing it correctly. I may also coach and
teach employees that work under me so that they have the knowledge to
perform a specific task.

Graduate Training Program:

I will definitely go onto a graduate training program when I apply for a role
after university. By going onto a training program, I will get to learn more
about the business and role as well as let the employer see if I am more
suited to any other departments within the business I may work at in the
future.

Management Training:
Management training will definitely be useful for me as I want a managing job
in the future so getting the skills and knowledge will help me boost skills like
team-leading and communication skills. The courses I could take can be
either online or a business centre which may offer it.

Shadowing:
Shadowing has really helped me gain a lot of skills and knowledge. For
example, when I was at Morrisons Farmers Boy work experience, I shadowed
many people on what they did regularly to get an idea of what the workplace
was like. They also taught me skills and helped me with the roles I had. This
can benefit me for my future job.

Lifelong Learning:
Technology is advancing and possibly one of my job roles may require me to
be very knowledgeable of the IT side of things. For example, some systems
may not stay the same and may be updated onto new devices so I must learn
how to use these devices if I have a role which requires me to do so. Learning
it can also benefit me in general.