AUGUST 1989
How employees are trained, and the % of work hours spent on training activities during their first three months on the job
Size of company (number of employees)
1-49 50-99 100-499 500-2,000
Formal training programs 12% 9% 10% 29%
Watching others do the job 45 50 45 55
Informal training by management 76 67 76 76
Informal training by co-workers 45 46 51 75
Source: On the Job Training in Small Business , Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., 1982