Training within industry

Abstract

Training within industry (TWI) is a method which was developed under world war II. It was the result of a need to quickly mobilize and train a workforce to provide value to industry and thereby society. The method works with four Supervisory Skill Development Modules to ease delivery and ensure results. With any project or program a manager has a variety of needs and TWI recognizes this as well and has developed a list of five needs which encapsulates the need for anyone whose work depend on results from other people – from the first line managers to the executive management controlling a wide portfolio. Another key principle behind the method is the multiplier principle, which certified over 1.7 million supervisors and trainers throughout the United States in its brief five-year existence. The method also includes a number of specific tools from which the strategy of the method can be implemented as intended. Despite the historic origins of the method, TWI is still relevant today and is applied in a variety of industries at different levels. The continuing application of lean practices has also increased the relevancy of the method.

---

Motivation

Before we dive into the specifics of TWI, let us consider some of the benefits

Today it is hard to not encounter lean practices when studying any company out there.

Origin and early application

The Training within industry (TWI) is a method which originates from world war II. The main objective behind the method was to help facilitate the many projects and programs which industries in the USA were facing as result of an overall increased demand and a lack of a skill-full workforce. World war II saw a significant part of the existing workforce being deployed abroad while increasing thr demand of industries as the USA was the main supplier of the Allied forces. To help the many companies receiving orders exceding their ability to respond a network of industrial professionals available to all manufacturers of war related products, which essentially was named Training Within Industry Service.

• World war II

How it works - theory

xxxx

• Four Supervisory Skill Development Modules
• The Five Needs of a Supervisor
• Trainer and trainee
• The J Training Programmes
• The Multiplier Principle

From theory to practical application

• Specific tools

Current applications

xxxx

• Industry programmes and implementations

Relation to lean practices

• compare to standards

xxxx

Annotated bibliography

Singh, Rajinder, and Noela Ballerio. “TWI (Training Within Industry).” Wcom (World Class Operations Management), Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp. 227–44, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-30105-1_20.

Huntzinger, Jim. The Roots of Lean Training Within Industry: The Origin of Japanese Management and Kaizen. 2014.