Exam 9: Training

What is the first step in any training program?

How might an OH&S training program evaluator assess on-the-job behavioural change following a training program?

Even before the training begins, what type of trainee reaction can you start assessing?

Why is the distribution of data concerning major incidents and fatalities skewed rather than normally distributed, making it difficult to use this to assess training effectiveness?

Why is training evaluation important? Describe Kirkpatrick's four levels of training evaluation, including the type of information collected and the methods that can be used to collect the information.

Which of the following results is NOT an organizational outcome commonly assessed following training initiatives?

Which training delivery method is considered a form of off-the-job training?

According to social learning theory, what four mental processes facilitate social learning?

The ISD model as it relates to OH&S emphasizes the importance of conducting a needs analysis before training is provided.

Think back to various jobs that you have held. What types of occupational health and safety training did you receive? What training processes made the training programs effective? What specific organizational outcomes indicated the value of the training program to the organization and the individual employees?

According to research, what approach to learning has been shown to have a stronger and more durable effect on behaviour in terms of health and safety training initiatives?

Successful training initiatives should be in line with which of the following?

A person analysis is a requirement of a safety climate audit.

Evaluation of procedural understanding provides evidence that trainees have acquired understanding in regard to what aspect of job-related knowledge or skills?

Develop an occupational health and safety orientation checklist that will ensure employees are provided with a basic level of health and safety training and will reinforce the development of a safety climate.

What common individual needs assessment technique would work best for isolating whether training should focus on knowledge rather than skills?

The best method an HR manager should use to gather individual reactions to training is an anonymous feedback/suggestion box.

During what type of training would you most likely be asked to participate in a role play?

Vulnerable workers, including less educated workers, low-wage earners, and non-union members, face greater barriers to OH&S training.

Design a training program for managers and supervisors so that they will be prepared to deal with domestic violence in the workplace. Discuss the benefits of such a training program but also the challenges associated with getting organizational support and trainee participation.