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On-the-job Learning (on-the-job + learning)

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Coca-Cola Enterprises invests in on-boarding at the front lines to benefit the bottom line

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, Issue 4 2010
Kelly Fritz
The world's largest bottler of nonalcoholic beverages has made a training investment in new customer-facing employees as a strategy for reducing turnover, improving productivity, and increasing employee engagement. The CCE Pathway, a structured program of daily self-study, on-the-job learning, peer coaching, reflection, and weekly manager assessments, accelerates learning so that new frontline employees know everything they need to keep customers happy. The authors explain the two-to-four-week program's structure for experiential learning tailored to each position's requirements. Learning objectives for each day focus questions, conversations, and feedback on the knowledge and actions important for individual success and business results. Ongoing coaching and evaluation ensure that learning translates into performance. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]

Employability enhancement through formal and informal learning: an empirical study among Dutch non-academic university staff members

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, Issue 1 2009
Beatrice Van Der Heijden
Although learning is generally perceived as a way to improve employees' current job performance, so far, no research has been conducted to explore the possible relationships between formal and informal learning, on the one hand, and employability, on the other. Though contemporary views stress the importance of the job as a powerful learning site, considerable research evidence underpinning these views is lacking. This paper goes into the impact of formal and informal learning upon employability. The influence of employee characteristics and organizational factors is also taken into account. An e-questionnaire was used to collect data among 215 Dutch non-academic university staff members. Our findings emphasize the necessity of Human Resource Development strategies that encompass a mix of formal and informal learning opportunities. In particular, participation in networks appears to be an important predictor for employability. With the outcomes of this study, we aim to contribute to the further development of theoretical insights regarding employability enhancement through learning possibilities embedded in the workplace. It seems that strategies that focus exclusively on enhancing informal on-the-job learning should not be encouraged. Our study is limited to one context and further research is required to investigate the generalizability of the findings to other occupations and/or countries. [source]

Low-Growth Equilibrium Accompanied by High Levels of Educational Attainment

THE JAPANESE ECONOMIC REVIEW, Issue 4 2002
Koichi Yotsuya
The paper demonstrates the low-growth trap associated with high educational attainment in an overlapping-generations model by examining the dual positive effect of senior educated workers in leading-edge technology: on technological progress and on young workers' on-the-job learning. If new technology is sufficiently productive, young workers will demand education to update technology when old, and high technological growth is sustained in the future. Conversely, if new technology is unproductive, they will demand education merely to improve the skills necessary for existing technology, and technological progress will stagnate. Nevertheless, vigorous investment in education occurs since young workers have little hope for on-the-job learning. JEL Classification Numbers: I20, J24, O33, O40. [source]