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Invited reaction: Thoughts about on‐the‐job training and on‐the‐job learning
Author(s) -
Rothwell William J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920020404
Subject(s) - on the job training , psychology , subject (documents) , job training , training (meteorology) , job analysis , frame (networking) , job shadow , management , pedagogy , applied psychology , job performance , social psychology , job attitude , medical education , computer science , job satisfaction , vocational education , medicine , library science , telecommunications , physics , internship , meteorology , economics
It is important to get away from the prevailing notion that off‐the‐job training is always more efficient and effective than on‐the‐job training (OJT). Jan de Jong has done an admirable job of drawing attention to this important issue. I would like to provide support for several of de Jong's key points and raise issues with others. My aim is to enlarge the discussion beyond issues in de Jong's article and to frame questions that I—as a practitioner who has long grappled firsthand with this subject—feel are central to the continuing evolution of OJT and on‐the‐job learning (OJL) in the workplace.