A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

A definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.

What is a Task?

What is a Skill?

The ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well.

Competent, Excellence in performance;  Expertness

Multi-Skilling The training of an employee or technician

for gaining expertise and competence in at least more than one skill besides his/her core skill is known as Multi-Skilling.

Multi Skilling of workforce can be cross-functional or in related fields.

Core Skill + Other Trained Skill(s)

= Multi Skilling

Categories of Multi-Skilling

Vertical Multi-skilling.Horizontal multi-Skilling.

Skill Broadening Cross-skilling/Dual Skilling

Depth Multi-Skilling.Multi-Skilled Teams.

Key elements of a Multi-Skills Training Programme

1. Definition of what needs to be trained

2. Off the job training or designing around the required skills;

3. Log books to record activities carried out;

4. An assessment and validation of competence is made(On the job training).

5. Refresher training

6. Review of training programme for adequacy.

How it helps employees

Reduction in job insecurity Greater individual productivity Better growth prospects Holistic perspective regarding

the organization’s business Can achieve his personal goals

quicker

How it helps the Organisation

Optimal utilization of workforce

Easy deployment of employees across projects

Increased productivity and better quality of deliverables

Creation of a flexible workforce which is well aware of the organization’s needs

Disadvantages

Possible reduction in productivity during the training period.

Increased supervisory time is required until the employee is up to speed.

Competence assessments may be more detailed than in traditional systems.

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