In the Toyota Way Fieldbook, Jeffrey Liker and David Meier state, “The Toyota method for training is tried and true, and they have used it (Training Within Industry - TWI) for over 50 years.”  This workshop will explain TWI from the time it was created during WWII, the impact it had on the outcome of that war, why TWI was dropped in the US after the war only to end up in Japan where the program became a cornerstone of the “Japanese industrial miracle” known as Kaizen. A detailed overview of the three “J” components of Job Relations (JR), Job Instruction (JI), and Job Methods Improvement (JM) will focus on the 4-step method common to all three programs. A hands-on demonstration of the JI program will remove any doubts about why the TWI 4-step training method has not changed in over 60 years, even at Toyota. You will learn how JR can create a positive work environment, how JI provides a sure way to train a person providing a foundation for standard work, and how JM involves the people who do the work to continuously improve. Those attending will also walk away from this workshop with a clear understand about why TWI is referred to today as “the missing link to lean.”