When a new chemist is hired at Praganost, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, he or she is given rejected samples to work with until his or her supervisor is convinced that he or she can be part of the team involved in the actual production of medicines. This is a cost-efficient training method because the actual expensive and critical ingredients are not used. In the context of training methods, this scenario best illustrates _____.

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This scenario best illustrates vestibule training, which is a form of training where employees are trained in a replicated work environment before they start working in the actual production process. The rejected samples given to the chemist are a replicated work environment designed to train the employee without the risk of damaging expensive and critical ingredients.

When a New Chemist Is Hired at Praganost, a Pharmaceutical