Developing workers' ability to perform multiple tasks within the organization.
is the implementation of a training program to educate individuals from both the criminal justice and the mental health communities on the issues and concerns each confronts, cross-training attempts to build awareness in both communities to help develop a more coordinated approach to the needs of people with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system. 18
Providing training in several different areas or functions. This provides backup workers when the primary worker is unavailable.
Enables personnel to learn tasks associated with more than one job.
Training method that uses a variety of exercises to work different muscle groups.
Learning to perform additional skills that usually are performed by other members of the health care team
Activities such as swimming and cycling that are used to increase conditioning and injury prevention for running or as a means of adding variety to workout schedule
Skill-development practices that require or encourage production workers and other employees to master multiple job skills, thus enhancing workforce flexibility.
Mixing different activities into your regular workout routine to avoid overuse injuries and to prevent boredom. Cycling, running and swimming are 3 common activities used to cross-train different muscle groups.