Using Structured On-the-Job Training to Inform New Supervisors of the Organization's Core Values

This case study describes how structured on-the-job training (OJT) was used to inform recently promoted first-line supervisors about an organization's four core values. The supervisors were nonmedical personnel in a large regional hospital setting, who would usually receive the information through group-based off-the-job training. The structured OJT version was used to ensure that new supervisors received the information no more than two months from the time of their promotions. Most structured OJT focuses on presenting technical training. The hospital's training in core values was an example of using structured OJT for awareness training, a use that has never before been reported. In addition, the training was unique in that it was delivered using an inductive instructional strategy instead of a deductive strategy. [Download PDF]