Enhancing Professionalism Through Technical Training
Technical Training
Defining Professionalism
A professional applies science, art, or craft, receiving compensation. Professionalism encompasses skills, knowledge, studies, and responsibility.
Responsibility
A responsible individual exercises care and attention, accepting the consequences of their actions.
Ethics
Ethics is an unwavering commitment to doing the right thing, enhancing our work.
People: The Main Resource
People are the main resource of an organization.
Investing in Human Resources
Investing in human resources increases effectiveness, reduces accidents, improves product quality, mitigates environmental problems, minimizes losses, and optimizes processes. This is achieved through a positive work environment, physical and mental well-being, and high levels of commitment, participation, and training.
Process
A process is a series of interconnected stages transforming inputs into outputs.
Process Control
Process control ensures adherence to specifications, standards, and legal requirements. It involves equipment operation, inspections, critical parameter control, and corrective actions.
Skills
Skills are the abilities, qualifications, and competencies required to perform a task successfully.
Rules
Rules ensure competent staff with adequate training, skills, and experience.
Professional Education
Professional education prepares individuals for professional life in three stages:
- Stage 1: Training – Long-term career preparation.
- Stage 2: Professional Development – Medium-term career advancement.
- Stage 3: Training – Short-term, position-specific training.
Critical Control Point
A critical control point has high risk and high repair costs, with no turning back.
Training Program
A training program is a systematic educational process enhancing knowledge, skills, and attitude.
Training
Training is planned based on real company needs, aiming to improve worker skills for future requirements.
Training Objectives
Objective 1
To strengthen organizational changes, solve problems, improve worker performance, enable promotions, induct new staff, update skills, and prepare for retirement.
Objective 2
To prepare staff for tasks, change attitudes, and improve organizational climate and motivation.
Training Techniques
Training techniques identify needs and optimize processes.
Classification
- a) Use-focused: Knowledge transmission through reading, audiovisual techniques, etc.
- b) Process-oriented: Attitude change and interpersonal development through role-playing or group activities.
- c) Combined: Attitude change using case studies, simulations, and games.
- d) Time-oriented: New employee adaptation to the social and physical work environment, involving supervisors or instructors.
Induction Program
An induction program includes company history, products, raw materials, customers, process risks, plans, worker rights and obligations, and job descriptions.
Advantages
Expeditious adaptation, reduced early resignations, reduced redundancies, and initial contact with supervisors.
Post-Admission Training Techniques
- a) On-the-job: Practical training during work, including job rotation, office enrichment, and training appendices.
- b) Off-the-job: Complementary training focusing on concentration and activity development.
Education
Education fosters sociability and environmental adaptation, preparing individuals for a formal profession.
Coaching Benefits
Coaching improves labor relations, yields positive results when well-managed, and increases productivity.
Training Disadvantages
Training does not guarantee increased efficiency, requires involvement, needs management support, and does not solve shortages or system issues.
Training System Functions
- Planning: Coordinate teams, define policies, set priorities, and establish operating methods.
- Organize: Structure the training area, assign responsibilities, and coordinate with internal and external agencies.
- Check: Evaluate the system, assess programming, evaluate each training session, and check training profitability.