Evaluation of Off-the-job Training Methods

Merits:

The following are the advantages of the off-the-job training methods:

1.       These methods are more suitable for training junior executives.

2.       The focus, in the case of off-the-job training, is mainly on personality development.

3.       As training is provided outside the organization, the trainee is able to devote his full time and attention for learning.

4.       The organization need not equip itself with the facilities for training as the trainees are to be sent only to the training centers.

5.    The trainees need not be the mercy of the senior employees of the organization. The instructors in    the training centers know the needs of the trainees and will do their best.

Demerits:

                Off-the-job training methods have certain limitation too. These are given below:

1.       These methods do not help the trainee much in enriching his job knowledge or skill. They focus mainly on developing such qualities of an individual as self-confidence, tolerance, emotional control and so on. They are not specific to the job needs of employees.

2.       Deputing the trainees to training centers may prove to be an expensive affair.

3.       The training institutes cannot design the training programme to suit the specific organizational needs of the trainees.

4.       Work gets affected during the period the employee undergoes training.