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What is Cooperative Training
A training program that combines practical on-the-job experience with formal educational classes.
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What is Wellness Programs
Preventive health programs offered by employers designed to improve the health and physical well-being of employees both on and off the job
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What is Job Family
A group of individual jobs with similar characteristics
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What is Applicant pool
All persons who are actually evaluated for selection
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What is Progressive discipline
Application of corrective measures by increasing degrees
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What is Classroom Instruction
A training method which enables the maximum number of trainees to be handled by the minimum number of instructors.
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What is Hazard Communication Standard or Right-to-Know Law
Requires the use of labeling, Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS), training and to be informed of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
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What is Position
The different duties and responsibilities performed by only one employee
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What is Third-country nationals
Employees who are citizen of countries other than the organization’s headquarters or the country in which they work
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What is Psychological contract
Expectations of a fair exchange of employment obligations between an employee and an employer
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What is “Blended” learning
Learning which occurs using lectures and demonstrations combined with films, DVDs, and videotapes or computer instruction.
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What is Personal Protective Equipment Standard
Protects employees from environmental, process, chemical, mechanical or radiological hazards capable of causing injury
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What is Job enlargement
Enhancing a job by adding more routine tasks and duties to more work more rewarding or satisfying
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What is Expatriate
Employees who work outside their home country for a specified period of time with the intent of returning to the home country
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What is Non-solicitation agreements
Prohibits ex-employees from encouraging former co-workers to join a different company, often a competitor
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What is Behavior Modeling
An approach that demonstrates desired behavior and gives trainees the chance to practice and role-play those behaviors and receive feedback.
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What is Safety Programs
Programs which are used to help employees behave in a more safety-conscious manner in all aspects of safety
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What is Job Specification
A statement of the needed knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) of the person who is to perform the job
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What is Extroversion
Individuals with this personality trait exhibit energy, positive emotions, competitiveness, outgoingness, and the tendency to find stimulation from the company of others.
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What is Discipline
A form of training that enforces organizational rules, models and strengthens desirable conduct or corrects undesirable conduct
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What is Participant Reactions
The simplest and most common approach to training evaluation is assessing trainees post-training reactions
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What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Enforces OSHA standards which regulate equipment and working environments, conduct workplace investigations and give citations and penalties for non-compliance
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What is Work Rules
Any terms or conditions of employment, including pay, work breaks, and lunch period, vacation, work assignments and grievance procedures
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What is Transfer
The placement of an individual in another job for which the duties, responsibilities, status, and remuneration are approximately equal to those of the previous job.
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What is Electronic CommunicationPrivacy Act
Protects individuals' communications against government surveillance conducted without a court order, from third parties without legitimate authorization to access the messages, and from the carriers of the messages, such as Internet service providers.
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