【Weekly Topic】Does your company or workshop regularly organize business tests for employees?
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This post was last edited by LQ198619 on 2017-1-15 at 23:31 (Topic for Issue 2 of 2017). All members who participate in the discussions will receive a reward of 5 Wealth points; those whose contributions are particularly insightful will receive an additional 5–8 Wealth points. We sincerely hope that all members will actively take part – what might seem like a trivial contribution from you could be of great help to other members! :D:D:D As the title suggests: Does your company or workshop organize regular business exams for employees? Are there any other forms of assessment besides written tests? How much do you think business exams help improve employees’ professional skills? Let me start by sharing my own opinion. Our company’s production lines organize regular skill tests, which take the form of written exams and practical assessments. In my view, the practical assessments – where employees are required to explain processes or operational steps on the spot – are very useful for workers on the production floor, as they mainly rely on hands-on experience. As for written exams, if the questions are too theoretical, employees basically have to memorize the answers (and forget them after the exam). This is likely due to the fact that most of our frontline employees have a low level of education (most have a high school education, and I’m no exception); they only have a superficial understanding of the principles behind the processes. Many experienced employees know how to carry out certain tasks, but they’re unable to explain the underlying principles. That’s why written exams are now being adjusted to reflect the problems that arise in actual work. Over these more than 10 years of working, I have come to realize that those who are eager to learn will take the initiative to do so on their own, without anyone having to force them, while those who are not interested in learning only think about how to pass exams. Moreover, as people get older, their enthusiasm for learning tends to decline (after all, everyone has some degree of laziness:o). Therefore, I believe that no matter what form the company’s exams take, it’s better to encourage employees to study rather than letting them slack off. Holding an exam helps improve employees’ professional skills to some extent; even if it doesn’t lead to improvement, it at least helps reinforce their memories.
Regularly organize safety tests, business tests, and written examinations.
Regular training on processes, operations, and safety is organized, with written tests that are 【open-book】.
Regularly organizing operational and safety training, as well as written tests, is not very helpful.
Improving employees' capabilities relies almost entirely on self-effort, not on exams
Regular training is provided on safety and process quality, and one must pass examinations to be qualified to take up the position.
Skill tests are conducted twice a year, while safety and quality knowledge tests are held once per quarter.
Personally, I think it’s absolutely necessary; this way, employees can be forced to learn on their own. It would be even better to link exam results to employees’ salary increases and year-end bonuses.
Monthly tests on safety and processes, quarterly tests on safety and processes, annual tests on safety and processes; and the company’s administrative department insists on holding tests whenever it feels like it!