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Infosys-style firm Zenith Tech Ltd. sends newly recruited engineers to a classroom programme for a month, then asks them to work on live projects under a senior mentor while continuing to learn. A trainer says the second phase is 'on-the-job training'. Which feature best confirms that the second phase is on-the-job rather than off-the-job training?

Working on live projects under a senior mentor confirms on-the-job training because the employee learns while doing actual work at the real workplace with guidance. Off-the-job training happens away from the work setting through lectures, simulations or outside institutes, which describes the earlier classroom month.

  1. ALearning takes place away from the actual workplace in a simulated setting
  2. BLearning takes place while performing actual work at the workplace under guidanceCorrect
  3. CLearning is purely theoretical with lectures and case discussions
  4. DLearning is done through an outside institute with no work responsibility

Explanation

On-the-job training means employees learn by doing real work in the actual workplace, usually under supervision or a mentor. The classroom month is off-the-job. The other options describe off-the-job features: separate place, theory and no work responsibility.

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