Definition
Job shadowing is a learning method in which a person - typically a new employee, intern, or apprenticePerson learning a trade through practical work combined with theoretical training - a key part of vocational education in Norway. - closely follows an experienced professional through a working day or period in order to learn through observation and participation. Job shadowing is part of the Nordic workplace tradition in which apprenticeship and practical training are integrated with theoretical education. In the energy sector, job shadowing is used to train new operators in SCADASupervisory Control and Data Acquisition - system for real-time monitoring and control of industrial processes. control rooms, onboard new developers in complex integration environments, and give managers an understanding of what the actual users of IT systems experience in their day-to-day work. At TvimenningOld Norse meaning 'two bound together' - one who solves a task shoulder to shoulder with another., job shadowing is part of the onboardingStructured startup and integration - either of new developers to a project or of a new vendor with accompanying knowledge transfer. programme: new employees shadow senior consultants on client assignments to understand the complexity of everyday energy IT.