Job and Task
Analysis
A job and task analysis (JTA) is one aspect of the
analysis phase of the instructional systems design systematic approach to
training. Since the ultimate purpose of the systematic approach to training is
to produce a properly trained person, you must know a job in considerable detail
to design and carry out effective training.
What
does a JTA look like and why would I use one?
Some of the things you should find out about a job in
order to develop adequate training are listed below:
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What kinds of people will
be doing this job? How many will be doing the job? Where will they be
located?
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What major duties does the
job include?
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What tasks make up the
job?
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Exactly how is each task
accomplished? What work elements make up the task? In what order must these
be performed?
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Under what conditions must
each task be performed? What tools, equipment, or other facilities are
required to perform each task?
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What skill and knowledge
is required to perform the task?
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To what standard of
proficiency must each task be performed?
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A job and task analysis is the foundation for all sound
training programs. If this step is not done and done well, there will be no
basis for development of effective, efficient instruction. Some of the outputs
of a job and task analysis are:
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A validated list of tasks
that make up the particular job being analyzed.
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Conditions under which
each task must be performed, cues that initiate performance of the task, and
standards to which each task must be performed.
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Details of how each task
is performed; that is, a listing of the work elements that make up each
task.
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The knowledge and skills
required to perform the task.
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This output data forms the basis for decision-making in
the design phase. Knowledge data become learning objectives in courses and the
validated list of tasks and the elements that make up each task form the basis
for on-the-job training.
For a chart showing applications of a job and task analysis, click
here
APS can assist your organization in performing a job and
task analysis. For more information, email us at info@aps-online.net
or call Greg Pancerev at 610-987-4054
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