Abstract:
Training Within Industry's rich history originated in the United States in the 1940s where the program was a resounding success, boosting industrial production of war material beyond expectations. The program was born out of the need to rapidly train unskilled workers entering the war production workforce as many skilled laborers went off to war. The TWI Service was one of the first emergency services established during World War II by the U.S. Government War Production Board in the early 1940’s. A national network of professionals was drafted from industry to develop techniques to quickly ramp up the production of war materials. The TWI Mission is To help industry to help itself to get out more materials than have ever been thought possible, and at constantly accelerating speed. The real job had to be done by industry, within industry. By the end of the war over 1.6 million workers in roughly 16,500 plants had received certified training in TWI.
