LABORATORY LABORATORY TRAININGTRAINING

1.SENSITIVITY TRANING1.SENSITIVITY TRANING 2.T-GROUPS2.T-GROUPS

SENSITIVITY TRANINGSENSITIVITY TRANING

SENSITIVITY TRANING is an SENSITIVITY TRANING is an experimental approach to training.experimental approach to training.

It provides participants an opportunity to It provides participants an opportunity to actually experience some concepts of actually experience some concepts of management just as a manager would management just as a manager would experience them in his own organizational experience them in his own organizational situation.situation.

Sensitivity training is a group training Sensitivity training is a group training method that uses intensive method that uses intensive participation and give immediate participation and give immediate feedback for all self analysis and feedback for all self analysis and change.change.

This training has two advantagesThis training has two advantages

1.participants remain involved and 1.participants remain involved and enthusiastic.enthusiastic.

2.The responsibility for learning 2.The responsibility for learning experience lies with the participants.experience lies with the participants.

T-GROUPST-GROUPS

One of the methods of the sensitivity One of the methods of the sensitivity training is the T-group.training is the T-group.

Bethel Maine of USA was the pioneer of Bethel Maine of USA was the pioneer of the T-group.the T-group.

It was considered necessary that to It was considered necessary that to change behavior imparting necessary change behavior imparting necessary skills is required.skills is required.

A change in variety of skills and A change in variety of skills and experiences like self awareness. experiences like self awareness. Interpersonal relationships, team work, Interpersonal relationships, team work, group, organizational process & intergroup group, organizational process & intergroup conflict resolution.conflict resolution.

Sensitivity training has developed to the Sensitivity training has developed to the status of an intervention in organization status of an intervention in organization development.development.

T-Group training is process oriented & not T-Group training is process oriented & not content oriented where people operate a content oriented where people operate a feeling level of communication, observing, feeling level of communication, observing, revealing, listening, unraveling messages.revealing, listening, unraveling messages.

RETRAININGRETRAINING

RETRAINING programmes are generally RETRAINING programmes are generally arranged for employees who have long arranged for employees who have long been in the service of an organization.been in the service of an organization.