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6.3 What is Coaching?
When people talk about coaching they often become confused as to what coaching is all about.
In the context of training and development, coaching does not help you play golf or tennis any
better!
Coaching, in the context of training and development, is a form of training to develop the ability
and experience of trainees by giving them systematically planned and progressively more
'stretchi ng' tasks to perform, combined with continuous assessment and support.
Now try doing Activity 1A (below) which will help you to understand a bit more about other types
of training.
Other types of training
Aims: To distinguish between the different types of training:

On-the-job training

Off-the-job training

One-to-one instruction

On-the-job instruction

Providing support
Preparation: Select a new system or way of working, that you wish to introduce to your staff.
Activity 1A
For each type of training, try to identify how you would use each one to introduce all or part of, the
new system or way of working. Write your examples against each type, which are listed below.
To help you, the following definitions might be useful:
 On-the-job training is normally carried out in the trainee's workplace and covers knowledge,
skills and attitudes.
 Off-the-job training takes place away from the trainee's workplace.
 One-to-one instruction is helping a trainee to gain knowledge and skills
 On-the-job instruction is normally used when the trainee is inexperienced or new to the task or
job.
 Providing support is not actually training as the role is more of a guide or counsellor.
Using other types of training to introduce a new system
To help your thinking about the different types of training and their uses, the following example has
been completed for you. It is based around the introduction of a training programme for the single
filleting of round fish.
Training Method

Example of Use

On-the-job training:

I would use this method to train the staff in the practical skills
required to single fillet round fish.

Off-the-job training:

I would use this method to provide information, away from the
workplace, on the different types of round fish and their
characteristics.

One-to-one instruction:

I would use this method to explain to individual staff the skills they
require to single fillet round fish and then allow them to practice,
whilst watching their efforts.

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