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Practice writing a job breakdown on a simple, no more than 5 step, job segment and see how interesting it can be. Here’s one: Making Toast Step 1: Open bread bag Key Point: [...]
Writing job breakdowns
Don’t let the task intimidate you. It is fun to take a look at a job segment from this perspective and capture all the elements. Frequently, we start with this very first step and find that we can standardize or eliminate processes immediately. Very rewarding!
Job Breakdown: Reasons Why
Reasons are called out in job breakdowns when key points are given for tips on knacks or for safety related hints. Example below: Major Step: Untwist and Straighten Key Point: About 6 inches Reason Why: Quality The point here is to clarify why the call out for 6 inches [...]
Key Points
While writing job breakdowns Key Points are used to help the student be successful with a step. A key point is added for safety, a note to protect the student. Another reason to use a key point in a step is to mention a knack for success. Pointing out a mark or describing a measurement [...]
Job Breakdowns: Major Steps
Over the next few blogs we’ll speak in some detail about job breakdowns. A job breakdown consists of major steps, key points, and reasons why. Since the method is a combination of seeing, hearing, doing, and repeating back these features, we try to keep the words to a minimum. An example of a major step [...]
Job Instruction
Job Instruction, using the TWI method, starts way before a student comes to you for training. You begin by taking segments of a job and breaking it down into formal steps. While doing this many things are considered. For example, the best way to do this segment is determined, unnecessary steps are eliminated, best practices [...]
Back at home . . .
Back home and ready to re-engage! We’ll start discussing Job Instruction and some of the problems we’ve encountered in the implementation of it over the next weeks. I will be spending some time this week with one of the experts that taught me the trade and I’m really looking forward to it!
Vacation on the West Coast
My husband and I are taking a brief vacation up the Oregon coast. The countryside is breathtaking. Water abounds on this side of the state; the rivers are full. Unemployment has taken its toll here. We stopped by a factory for a tour and listened while they explained how they are hanging on, waiting for [...]
Good News
Launch of new website! Lots of hard work and time went into the launching of this new site. Thanks to Will’s help we are proud to publish this clean, new look. Look for more information to come regarding Training Within Industry. We would love to hear feedback on the site. Job Instruction is gaining [...]