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TWI job instruction training presentation
Job instruction is the method from Training Within Industry (TWI) for teaching someone a job so they do it correctly, safely and the same way every time. This free deck introduces it in about 75 minutes. Its 19 editable slides cover the history of TWI, how to get ready to instruct, important steps and key points, the job breakdown sheet, an illustrative breakdown, the four steps of instruction as the original card words them, the common mistakes, how job instruction fits with standard work, a practice session in pairs and four check questions with answers. It is an introduction, not the original ten-hour course. Every slide has speaker notes.
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What is in the 19 slides
For supervisors, team leaders, trainers and anyone who teaches jobs on the floor. Widescreen, in plain language, with speaker notes on every slide.
Slide 5: How to get ready to instruct 
Slide 8: Example: a job breakdown 
Slide 16: Try it: teach a five-minute job
- 1TWI job instruction: how to teach a job so it is learnedCover
- 2AgendaWhere job instruction came from · How to get ready to instruct, and the job breakdown sheet · The four steps of how to instruct · Common mistakes and how it fits with standard work · Practice in pairs and check questions
- 3Training Within Industry and job instructionTWI began in the US Council of National Defense in August 1940 and closed in the fall of 1945, according to its own final report.
- 4The line on the cardThe original Job Instruction pocket card ends with one line.
- 5How to get ready to instructFour things the trainer does before meeting the learner.
- 6Important step and key pointTwo terms from the job breakdown sheet, as TWI defined them.
- 7The job breakdown sheetThe trainer's notes for one job, in columns.
- 8Example: a job breakdownAn illustrative breakdown of changing a label roll. Your own job will differ.
- 9How to instruct: the four stepsWith the trainer ready, the learner is taught in four steps.
- 10Step 1: Prepare the workerMake the learner ready to learn before showing anything.
- 11Step 2: Present the operationThis is where the trainer uses the job breakdown sheet.
- 12Step 3: Try out performanceHave the learner do the job, and correct errors.
- 13Step 4: Follow upPut the learner on their own.
- 14What goes wrongTeaching the whole job at once. The card says no more than the learner can master.
- 15Job instruction and standard workThe breakdown sheet is built from the standard, so every trainer and every shift teaches the same steps.
- 16Try it: teach a five-minute jobA 30-minute team activity
- 17Check your understanding4 check questions
- 18AnswersThe answers, to discuss
- 19Key points and next stepsNext: write one job breakdown sheet and teach it to someone this week.
The 75-minute session, slide by slide
- Slides, about: 45 minutes
- Activity (slide 16): 30 minutes
Present · 15 slides
- 1TWI job instruction: how to teach a job so it is learned
- 2Agenda
- 3Training Within Industry and job instruction
- 4The line on the card
- 5How to get ready to instruct
- 6Important step and key point
- 7The job breakdown sheet
- 8Example: a job breakdown
- 9How to instruct: the four steps
- 10Step 1: Prepare the worker
- 11Step 2: Present the operation
- 12Step 3: Try out performance
- 13Step 4: Follow up
- 14What goes wrong
- 15Job instruction and standard work
Do the activity · 1 slide
- 16Try it: teach a five-minute job
Check and follow up · 3 slides
- 17Check your understanding
- 18Answers
- 19Key points and next steps
About 45 minutes of slides and 30 minutes of activity. Present: slides 1 to 15 (TWI job instruction: how to teach a job so it is learned; Agenda; Training Within Industry and job instruction; The line on the card; How to get ready to instruct; Important step and key point; The job breakdown sheet; Example: a job breakdown; How to instruct: the four steps; Step 1: Prepare the worker; Step 2: Present the operation; Step 3: Try out performance; Step 4: Follow up; What goes wrong; Job instruction and standard work). Do the activity: slide 16 (Try it: teach a five-minute job). Check and follow up: slides 17 to 19 (Check your understanding; Answers; Key points and next steps).
How to run it
Running the session
- 1
Prepare
Read the speaker notes once and swap the illustrative example for one from your own area if you have it. Print the PDF if people like a handout.
- 2
Present
The slides take about 45 minutes. Every slide has notes, so you can talk from them rather than read the slide.
- 3
Do the activity
In pairs, pick a simple job that takes about five minutes, such as a pre-start check or a changeover task. The activity slide takes the team through it step by step; allow 30 minutes.
- 4
Check and follow up
Ask the check questions before showing the answers, then agree one next step with an owner and a date before people leave.
The check questions
- 1. What are the four steps of how to instruct?
- Prepare the worker, present the operation, try out performance and follow up.
- 2. What is a key point?
- Anything in a step that might make or break the job, injure the worker or make the work easier to do. Safety is always a key point.
- 3. What does the trainer do in step 3?
- Has the learner do the job and corrects errors, then has them do it again explaining each key point, until the trainer knows they know.
- 4. How does the original Job Instruction card end?
- "If Worker Hasn't Learned, the Instructor Hasn't Taught."
Templates and guides to go with it
- TWI job breakdown sheetThe TWI Job Instruction breakdown of a job into important steps, key points and reasons, with a worked example and the four steps.
- On-the-job training (OJT) checklistThe training record for one trainee on one job: the four TWI steps signed, every try judged, qualified when your rule is met, then tapering follow-up checks.
- Training sign-off sheetAn attendance and sign-off record where each person signs they understood, with a competence check and an Excel log.
- Skills matrix templatePeople by tasks on a 0 to 4 scale, coverage and gaps per task and shift, and a training plan that closes them.
- Training matrix template with expiry datesPeople by required trainings with expiry dates, OK, due, expired and missing flags, compliance by person and area, cover per training and a renewal list.
- Topic: Standard work, SOPs and trainingEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
Read more
- TWI Job Instruction: The Training Method Behind Standard Work
- Standard Work Tools: Combination Sheet, Chart and Job Breakdown
- Closing Plant-Wide Skill Gaps in 90 Days: A Practical Framework
- SOP meaning and format: what a standard operating procedure is and how to lay one out
- On-the-job training and onboarding in LeanSuite
Terms in this deck
After the session
Put it on the wall
Free printable poster on the same subject, so the team sees it every day: a PNG to download now, and print-ready PDFs from Letter to 24 x 36 in.
FAQ
TWI job instruction training presentation: common questions
Job instruction is the method from Training Within Industry, a US wartime program, for teaching a job so it is done correctly, safely and the same way every time. The trainer gets ready, then teaches in four steps: prepare the worker, present the operation, try out performance and follow up.
Prepare the worker, present the operation, try out performance and follow up. Before the four steps, the trainer gets ready with a timetable, a job breakdown, everything to hand and the workplace set up.
It is the trainer's notes for one job. It lists the important steps in order, the key points in each step and the reasons for the key points. A key point is anything that might make or break the job, injure the worker or make the work easier to do.
No. It is an introduction. The original program ran as five two-hour sessions for a group of ten, with each person practising on their own jobs. Use this deck to introduce the method and the practice session to start, not to replace that training.
Yes. The PowerPoint file is fully editable, including the speaker notes. Many teams replace the illustrative label roll breakdown with a job from their own plant.
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