On Job Training - Strategies and Resources of ETMA
ON-THE-JOB TRAININGThis episode brings to you insights as well as a set of awareness inputs on On-Job Training.On-the-job training is one of the cardinal principles of total quality management.However, quality Gurus, Deming, Juran, Crosby, Ishikawa, and Mukhopadhyay didn’t mean any training.Only well-designed, tailor-made, outcome-based training of teachers and academic leaders - catalyses quality management. ETMA follows these fundamental principles in its staff empowerment programmes. ETMA’s staff development programmes are outcome-based based on scientific instructional design and implemented through blended learning.Learning outcomes are measurable, often yielding more than the target outcomes.ETMA pioneered blended learning in India as a thought leader in education in 2009.The end product of every training programme is a blended learning design on one of the selected themes or chapters of the school textbook by every participant. As a follow-up, it helped schools implement blended learning in action research mode on a trial basis and was duly evaluated.Students’ excitement, engagement, improved learning outcomes, and teachers’ satisfaction and pride for innovation helped schools adopt blended learning as the pedagogical policy.All teachers and supervisors were trained in blended learning. ETMA experts followed up with handholding. All classes, all subjects, blended learning all the way. Eventually, it led to the Whole School Development Programme (WSDP), where ETMA experts engaged with the school for the full academic calendar year.In its teacher empowerment model of On-the-Job-Training, ETMA experts mentored teams of teachers to develop training material collectively - based on research and collaborative learning on - Self-regulated learning, Growth Mindset, Differentiated Instruction, Technology-integrated learning, action research, etc.The teams of teachers conducted staff orientation and training through a peer-group training model, mentored and supervised by ETMA experts.ETMA’s Researcher-Practitioner Collaborative Model of On Job Training is unique. ETMA experts prepared training material based on an extensive and in-depth review of research. Academic leaders and teachers conducted training sessions utilising the research-based training material in the mentorship of researcher-training experts.ETMA’s on-the-job training programmes on Brain Rewiring, Communication, Graphic Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Digital Learning for Teachers, School Effectiveness, Academic Leadership, etc., are all practice-based and supported by survey-feedback, case analysis, rapid appraisal, focus group discussion, and such other techniques.For more, please visit www.etma-india.in We shall come back with more such information and detailed podcasts on the mentioned strategies and resources of ETMAStay Tuned – Keep Listening – ETMA Podcasts
