Question

A sales firm regularly enrolls some of its employees in a six-month marketing course with a leading university. At the end of the course, the employees are able to perform better in the organization. Which method of employee development has the firm used?

Answer 1

Answer:

Externship

Explanation:

Externship refers to an agreement between the employer and university wherein the university imparts skills required by the employer from employees which relate to a particular job designation.

Externship enables the employees to gain a short term practical knowledge which is related to their job position. Externship, unlike internship is for a shorter duration and during such a course the volunteered employees supervise the learning process of the externs.

Such a concept is also referred to as Job shadowing.