Now, think about what you’ve learned about Ford’s programs. What steps did Ford take to give his workers standard skills? Identify at least three steps.

providing training in English

providing lessons to help adjust to American life

paying employees well

teaching social skills and creating social programs

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.

The steps that Ford took to give his workers standard skills were 1) He hired unskilled employees and trained them to be good workers. 2) He hired immigrants and taught them English lessons so he could understand the language. 3) He paid his employees good salaries and shared social skills to improved them as workers and individuals.

Henry Ford was an innovator and was a step ahead in the American industry. In December 1913, he introduced the moving assembly line to make the production of cars more efficient. Before that, his workers produced one car in 12 hours. Buy with the introduction of the moving assembly line he reduced the time to one hour and a half. Impressive!