TRAINING OF SUPERVISORS
Industrial concern also makes arrangements to give training to the supervisors. Such training gives the knowledge to the supervisors as to how to solve the problems when they arise. Training within industry solves this problem through trained supervisors.
A supervisor or foreman should possess the following qualifications:
· Ability to lead the group.
· Ability to maintain disciplines.
· Knowledge of the work.
· Knowledge of his responsibility.
· Ability to control the unit of workers.
· Assign the work to different persons working under him.
· Ability to improve the performance of workers under him.
· Ability to discuss and clarify the problems.
· Ability to take the decisions.
· Ability to get along with others.
In this training, it is necessary for the supervisors to learn the basic principles of supervision, directing, controlling, recording, principles of management and handling the employees. It must also include:
· Job Instruction Training.
· Job Method Training
· Job Relation Training
· Programme Development Training
Training is imparted to supervisors through conferences, seminars, lectures and discussions.
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
Apprenticeship is the process by which the worker is attached to an old experienced worker. This method of training is being followed in the trades of technical field as well as commercial field. The main object of such training is to make the person an all-round craftsman. It is the experience. There is no guarantee that the trained worker will continue to work in the same organisation. The apprentices are to part from the company according to agreement. Candidates for apprenticeship are selected after careful examination.
