Topic 5

Occupational Skill Training

After planning the occupational skill training, it is recommended to manage occupational skill training according to the plan and record any knowledge obtained to further review if needed. Things that should be recorded including knowledge itself, training procedure, problem and solution. One might also add his own comments during the process. It is always good to realize that “Whenever the plan is managed, the knowledge must be attained and the more execution will result in the more knowledge gained”. Knowledge / skill can be obtained from various ways such as:


1. From reading books, texts, and newspapers. It is also recommended to record and summarize the knowledge obtained as a mind map for a better understanding.

2. From job training. The learner is suggested to record the process step by step indicating where such process begins and ends; for examples, the process may start from material, tool, and equipment preparation.

3. From interviewing an expert. The learner has to prepare the list of question in advance and prioritize them according to the learning process.

4. From lecturers or seminars. The leaner will have to listen carefully and try to summarize key issues. One may also summarize his own understanding as a mind map.

5. From taking a note of the source of information such as reading from which book and when, being trained from which place and when, and who the expert and lecturer are.


While being trained for occupational development, the trainee will have to look for occupational knowledge and techniques as much as possible so that it will help improve training efficiency. This is achieved by:

1. Practicing by observation from certain sources such as images, relocation of things, and inventions. Observation will be a foundation of innovative and rational thinking.

2. Practicing by imaginative ideas. Imagination is an ability to creatively think about objects, places, or situations. It may include anything that never happens before, both possible and impossible. Imagination helps create curiosity and motivate us to seek for and conduct an experiment for an answer which leads to an invention.

3. Learning to creatively mix things up such as designing an accessory that combines diamond and gold.

4. Learning to systematically memorize things. This is a process to categorize or to find a method to memorize things such as memorizing English vocabularies or using a mind map to link information with sub information.

5. Learning to relate things logically; for example, able to identify a relationship between things or identify what is reasonable.