Training Methods at BRAC

With a purpose to use its skilled and highly skilled workforce effectively. BRAC foster a culture of
organized learning over a given period of time to provide and maximize the change in performance, on
the idea that, Human Resources thrives well with knowledge, skills, and motivation of people, that
grows better with age and experience-that no other resource can attain.

BRAC uses several sorts of methods for employee training which are listed below…

Lectures
Instructor-led training or lecture remains one of the most popular training techniques for trainers. In
BRAC lectures are conducted broadly for two perspectives: Academic & Operation. Lecture on academic
perspective is conceptual and knowledge based training. It develops necessary concepts of particular
learning area. Lecture on operation perspective is work and service related training. It develops the
service quality and improves the skill of the trainee in the field.

Audiovisual instruction
The goal of audio-visual aids is to enhance teacher's ability to present the lesson in simple, effective and
easy to understand for the students. Audiovisual material makes learning more permanent since
students use more than one sense. In BRAC audiovisual instruction is used for orientation of the
organization to new employees. The orientation training is given to employees as soon as they join in BI.
The purpose of this training is to orient the employee to the organization with its culture, values and
tasks; also to link his/her in the organization.

On the job training

On the job training is another way of training employees. In BRAC this type of training is given to
employees who are new to a given job (not necessarily to the organization). The purpose of this kind of
training is to equip the employee with the capabilities required to perform various tasks of his job. For
example, job rotations, internships, coaching and counseling.

Simulations/Action Learning
Action Learning is a process that involves a small group working on real problems, taking action, and
learning as individuals, as a team, and as an organization. In BRAC it also involves off the job training
that requires the workers to undergo training for a specific period away from the work place. These
methods are concerned with both knowledge and skills in doing certain jobs. The workers are free of
tension of work when they are learning.

Roleplaying and Behavioral Modeling

Role Play, or Role Playing, allows a learner to assume the role or tasks of a job by practicing or simulating
real working conditions. In BRAC the objective of role playing is to learn, improve or develop upon the
skills or competencies necessary for a specific position.

Behavior Modeling, a component of Social Learning Theory, is the act of guiding the employees how to
do something by showing them the standard modeled behavior. BRAC uses this process by the idea that
people tend to inevitably learn things they see in a hands-on way.