Nature and extent of on-the-job training for employees with an intellectual disability: a pilot study

Alexander, June; Ford, Jerry; Raghavendra, Parimala; Clark, Julie

doi:10.1080/23297018.2017.1359661

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“…Supervisor duty areas deemed most critical overlapped with the knowledge statements above, as task statements related to career development (encouraging more organizational involvement, customizing jobs, creating job growth opportunities, and increasing responsibility within the team) were rated as critical training needs most often. Training and socialization were also common critical areas identified by job coaches and service provider employees represented by statements such as “Using different strategies to provide job instruction” and “Providing others with tips to help them communicate with employees with DD.” Organizational intervention efforts to address these skill gaps could include teaching supervisors to engage in best practices to ensure on-the-job training is effective, for example, by “telling” and “showing” employees how to perform the new task and creating opportunities for practice and follow-up to ensure the employee performs their job successfully (Alexander et al, 2018). Similarly, interventions can offer concrete steps supervisors can take to build an inclusive climate, such as by equipping team members with tools to effectively work and communicate with employees with DD (e.g., by leveraging the employee’s preferred communication mediums and asking for language preferences).…”

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Informing inclusive management practices for employees with developmental disabilities: A supervisor training needs analysis.

Heron,

Bruk-Lee

2023

Consulting Psychology Journal

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Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) face significant barriers limiting their opportunities for competitive integrated employment. Given the critically low employment rates and the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with DD, there is an urgent need for research that investigates ways to eradicate existing barriers to improve the employment outlook for this population. To address significant gaps in both research and practice, the present study involved a supervisor training needs analysis informed by four different sources of employee support representative of both hiring organizations and supported employment (n = 113). Results identified skill and knowledge gaps across various supervisor duties relating to onboarding, socialization, training, feedback and evaluation, health and well-being, general management, goal setting, job accommodations, career development, and disability awareness. Hence, each perspective provided valuable insight into the current skill and knowledge gaps of supervisors of employees with DD and indicated the need for training that extends beyond traditional disability awareness topics. Evidence gained from this study is expected to significantly shape inclusive organizational practices in preparing supervisors to more effectively manage and support employees with DD.

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Informing inclusive management practices for employees with developmental disabilities: A supervisor training needs analysis.

Heron,

Bruk-Lee

2023

Consulting Psychology Journal

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“…Researches have revealed employment vulnerability in the Romanian labor sector (Patache, 2014), amongst others characterized through gaps between employee knowledge capital and labor offered (Jianu, Chiș, 2012). The ongoing transition stage of the Romanian labor market creates demographic challenges for employers and employees alike: reduced fertility (Rotariu, 2006), export of labor towards Western Europe (Piperno, 2007), reduced young age workforce (Aleksandrova, Velkova, 2003) and ageing population (Georgescu, Herman, 2010) are only some of the demanding facts that drive multinational companies towards employing whatever workforce available, irrespective of education or certain other demographic aspects, only by being confident in the business philosophy that the more standardized the labor is, the easier it will be to teach work-related skills through on-the-job training or shadowing, thus creating a imbalance between the ideal and the actual demographic profile of an employee, which can turn into (subjective) underemployment (Alexander et al, 2017).…”

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The Influence of Education on Subjective Underemployment: Research on Multinational Corporations in Romania

Roşca¹,

Teposu²

2018

RMCI

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The purpose of this research was to investigate what effects demographics, in general, and education, in particular (independent variables x), had on the subjective underemployment (dependent variable y) of corporate employees in Romania. A Likert Scale survey questionnaire was administered to 110 employees of multinational businesses operating in Romania during February and May 2018, asking respondents to assess to what extent they felt they were underemployed. Answers were then correlated with the demographic regressors. Perceptions of underemployment were influenced by education (p = 0.006), though not by other variables such as age or marital status. Results invalidate the Null Hypothesis and reveal that subjective underemployment is being manifested on the Romanian corporate labour market, touching base with previous researches in the area, showing that the higher the level education, the greater the chances of perceived underemployment to occur. At the same time, the research addresses ways to combat underemployment, such as increasing self-esteem levels, re-designing the educational system or life-long learning.

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“…On-the-job training (OJT) involves having newly hired employees as well as employees who have been assigned new positions and work responsibilities to watch their colleagues and supervisors and learn from them by emulating what they do to achieve the desired performances Alexander, Ford, Raghavendra, and Clark (2017). OJT helps new hires in the organizations to cope with their new workstations particularly by allowing them to learn from their colleagues, supervisors, and managers as they continue executing their job responsibilities in their new workstations and positions.…”

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Training needs of businesses in the retail industry: A business case in the United Arab Emirates

Belefkih¹,

Espina²,

Pacana

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jrems

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People in the organization are said to be an important asset. They need to be equipped with the needed skills to contribute to become abreast with the latest trends and demands in the industry. This research focused on an inquiry about how to make the retail industry employees skillful and relevant in the industry. The quantitative results have indicated the significance of training employees in terms of how well they apply the necessary skills at their workplaces. People who have been trained on various skills use the required skills to complete their jobs, which translates effectively to positive productivity, quality output, and satisfactory customer services. Apart from providing services to clients, employees are the cornerstone of productivity and implement the policies of the organization based on its mission, vision and core values. The results have also indicated that the majority of the employees lack the skills needed in executing daily activities. This study is significant in that it has proved beyond doubt that training needs analysis is the first step towards understanding the skill gap in an organization. That way, the company can create the needed measures and strategies for training to equip its employees with the necessary skills for increased production, quality, and improved customer services. This could result in a seamless operation that would significantly cut the overall cost of operations for the firm.

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Nature and extent of on-the-job training for employees with an intellectual disability: a pilot study

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Informing inclusive management practices for employees with developmental disabilities: A supervisor training needs analysis.

Informing inclusive management practices for employees with developmental disabilities: A supervisor training needs analysis.

The Influence of Education on Subjective Underemployment: Research on Multinational Corporations in Romania

Training needs of businesses in the retail industry: A business case in the United Arab Emirates

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