How to Coach Yourself and Others How To Perform On The Job Coaching

8. Guide To Conducting A Coaching Skills Workshop For On-The-Job Training 8.1 Goal of this Workshop The goal of this workshop is to teach experienced miners how to be effective at passing on what they know to miners new to their jobs. It gives prospective OJT trainers the rationale and tools needed to become effective coaches and an opportunity to learn and practice strategies for successful coaching. By the end of the workshop, trainers will have a clearer understanding of their role, know how to prepare for teaching someone a new job, and know where to get needed resources. 8.2 Objectives Instructional objectives are the cornerstone of successful instruction. When written well, they enable you to identify appropriate content for your instruction, organize your instruction the best way possible, and create tools to accurately determine if instruction is achieving your goals (Mager, Robert F. (1997) Preparing Instructional Objectives: A Critical Tool in the Development of Effective Instruction, 3rd ed. Atlanta, GA: CEP Press.) Once upon a time a Sea Horse gathered up his seven pieces of eight and cantered out to find his fortune. Before he had travelled very far he met an Eel, who said, "Psst. Hey bud. Where ya goin’?" "I am going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse proudly. "You're in luck," said the Eel. "For four pieces of eight you can have this speedy flipper, then you'll be able to get there a lot faster." "Gee, that's swell," said the Sea Horse and paid the money, put on the flipper, and slithered off at twice the speed. Soon he came upon a Sponge, who said, "Psst. Hey bud. Where ya goin’?” "I am going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse. "You're in luck," said the Sponge. "For a small fee I will let you have this jet-propelled scooter so that you will be able to travel a lot faster." So the Sea Horse bought the scooter with his remaining money and went zooming through the sea five times as fast. Soon he came upon a Shark, who said, "Psst. Hey bud. Where ya goin’?" "I am going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse. "You're in luck. If you take this short cut," said the Shark, pointing to his open mouth, "you'll save yourself a lot of time." "Gee, thanks," said the Sea Horse. He zoomed off into the interior of the Shark and was never heard from again. The moral of this fable is that if you're not sure where you're going, you're liable to end up some place else. Good instructional objectives describe the learner's performance—what the participant will be able to do at the end of the instruction. Performance outcomes identified in the objectives should be smart: specific, measurable, acceptable (attractive), realistic and timed. 101

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