8-4. With this in place, you can turn to implementing the training program. Specific training methods include on-the-job training, apprenticeship training, informal learning, job instruction training, lectures, programmed learning, audiovisual-based training, vestibule training, videoconferencing, electronic performance support systems, and computer-based training.

Frequently, programs are Internet-based, with employees accessing packaged online programs, backed up by learning management systems, through their company’s learning portals.

Employers also increasingly use mobile learning, for instance, delivering short courses and explanations to employees’ smart phones. Lifelong learning can help ensure employees have the basic educational backgrounds they need to succeed on their jobs. Diversity training aims to create better cross-cultural sensitivity with the goal of fostering more harmonious working relationships.