Job Instruction Manual - Training Within Industry Service

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Job Instruction Plan for War Prsdwcti~n
Pointers on Making Faulty Demon~tratiom
The purpose of presenting a faulty instructing demonstration is to
convince the members of the group that merely "telling" or "showingll a
learner is seldom good instruction.
These suggestions for presenting a faulty demonstration of "Hour to tie
a fire underwriters' knot" are to supplement the material in the Sessions
Out,line. First, you must know how to tie the knot yourself and be able to
describe it clearly. See diagram.
Before starting the faulty demonstrations, be sure to use the "lead-inf!
idea as covered in the Sessions Outline, and e~phasize that this knot demoristration
is only illustrative--a
member's own job.
siriple job-- and should be applied to each
You must carry out these demonstrations with a realization that frm
ycur first opening statement every move you make has a distinct and important
purpose. The vhole aim is t~ get the correct instructing procedure under-
stood by the members.
You should be aware of the progressive build-up in this first session,
which is to get in the mind of each member:
First -a realization of the acute need for training on the job;
Second-the importance of good instruction to a supervisor;
Third -some of the weaknesses we fall into in breaking-in workers
(tell-show alone);
Fourth-the instructing process which is sure-fire and easier to use
than the others.
Suggest,ions on "telling" to tie the knot.
Speak slovly anddistinctly so no criticism of your telling can bemade.
1. Take a piece of ordinary twisted lamp cord.
2. I-Iolditverticallywith your left hand, between the thumb and first
finger, 6 inches from the end.
3. Untwist the loose ends, forming a V
4. Straighten the loose ends between the thumb and first finger ofthe
right hand.
5. Hold the wire at the beginning of the V.
6. Take the right-hand loose end with the right hand, making a clock-
wiseloop, bringingthelooseendacrossinfrontofthemainstrand.