T&D Timeline

  • 1700 BCE

    ON THE JOB TRAINING

    OJT is the earliest form of job training
    Sometimes called "direct instruction"
    One-on-one, face-to-face
  • 1700 BCE

    APPRENTICESHIPS

    As tools and methods became more complex, parents and neighbors could no longer teach their children everything they needed to know. Apprenticeships date back to the Code of Hammurabi
  • FACTORY SCHOOL TRAINING

    Industrial Revolution caused large groups of people to need training very quickly which led to classroom training.
  • VESTIBULE TRAINING

    Also called "near-the-job" training.
    Popular form of training through both world wars.

    Combined on-the-job training with classroom training.
  • SYSTEMIZED TRAINING

    Popular form of training through World War II.

    Urgent need for fast and efficient training.
    "Job Instruction Training" or JIT.
  • INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION

    After World War II companies wanted employees to be trained in a way that was more efficient and less expensive. "Teaching Machines"
  • COMPUTER BASED TRAINING & JOB SUPPORT

    Training grows to promote learning and better performance. Technology based training gains popularity