Job Design Training Course By Oak Innovation

Instant training courses on job design

Save time with pre-written training courses. Download the content you’ll need. And, add your logo to brand the content as your own.

• Instantly available, saving you time and money.
• 100% customizable, ready for any opportunity.
• Brand as your own, just add your logo.
• 85 Powerpoint slides, to deliver the course.
• 61-page participant manual, to guide learning.
• 8 train-the-trainer guides, to add extra value.

From this 1-day training course, your course participants will be able to explain the role of job design and describe the major approaches to job design.

Your course participants will also learn about the main advantages and disadvantages of each approach and understand alternative work schedules.

This job-design skills training course content will meet the challenges faced by line staff, human resource professionals, general managers, and senior executives who seek to expand their understanding of job design methodologies.

Let’s explore what you will receive.

Learning objectives

At the end of this training course your participants will be able to:

• Explain the role of job design.
• Describe the major approaches to job design.
• Outline the main advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
• Understand and be able to put in place alternative work schedules.

Course outline

In this course, participants will gain a greater awareness of management theories related to job design, approaches, critical psychological states, and alternative work schedules.

Below, we break down how you can present the 2 key sections of this training course.

1. Job design
When presenting this training course, your first step is making sure you understand the needs of your audience.

• What are their jobs?
• Where do they work?
• How long have they been there?
• What experience do they have?
• What are their pain points?
• Where will they use these skills?

Makes sense?

Remember, when you know what is stopping them from improving their skills, you can change their lives.

With this in mind, use the content provided to:

• Challenge your audience to think differently about job design skills.
• Guide your audience on what is job design.

Here’s where it gets interesting.

Use the content to examine a wide range of concepts involved:

• Job-person fit.
• Increased performance.
• Maximize internal resources.
• Greater job satisfaction.
• Reduced absenteeism & turnover.

Your role is to introduce your audience to key concepts as quickly and as effectively as possible.

The more you engage with your audience, the more participation you’ll receive in return.

2. Fundamental principles
Next, you can talk about the various approaches to job design.

The goal of this section is to:

• Share a clearer picture of management theories related to job design.
• Discuss scientific management, job simplification, and principles of job enrichment.
• Explore critical psychological states and alternative work schedules.

Simply put, this section helps your audience feel more connected to the content. And, they will build more practical skills.

What you’ll get

• 85 Powerpoint slides, to deliver the course.
• 61-page participant manual, to guide learning.
• 8 train-the-trainer guides, to add extra value.
• Practical exercises, to enhance all learning.
• Further reading list, for your course participants.
• Course evaluation form, tests, and action plan.
• Easy to present, no experience required.

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Free train-the-trainer guides

With all Oak Innovation training course products, you’ll receive 8 free train-the-trainer guides that will add extra value to your training courses.

• Training icebreakers.
• How to select training materials.
• Training games.
• How to increase participation.
• Learning how to improve your questioning skills.
• How to improve your listening skills.
• Learn how to deal with difficult people.
• How to evaluate training courses.

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Frequently asked questions

What is job design?

Job design is how a company defines and structures jobs.

What are the advantages to organizations from effective job design?

The advantages to organizations from effective job design are as follows:

• Better job person-fit.
• Increased performance.
• Better use of internal resources.
• Greater job satisfaction.
• Reduced absenteeism and turnover.

What are the main approaches to job design?

The main approaches to job design are:

• Scientific management.
• Job enlargement.
• Job enrichment.
• Job characteristics theory.

What are the key developments in scientific management?

The key developments in scientific management are:

• Introduction of standardized procedures including task completion times.
• Introduction of financial incentives to motivate staff.
• Ensure full control of employees by supervisors and managers.
• Scientific or systematic compilation of information regarding the work tasks to be performed.
• Removal of employees’ discretion or control over their activities.
• Task simplification where appropriate.

Can I edit the content and add my company logo?

Yes. You can now add your logo and customize the course content freely using Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. You can also deliver the course materials where, when, and as often as needed.