Introduction

Mandatory training has many inherent problems – it's not "learner-friendly" and runs counter to good adult learning principles. There are certainly plenty of "fixes" we can apply to make it "better" for both the learners and training outcomes. We'll discuss these problems and fixes using several case studies.

We'll discuss various aspects of safety training including the following:

  • Needs assessment / questions?

  • Learning objectives (mine for you - yours?)

  • "Givens" (not Robin)

  • Problems (existing and future)

  • Fixes (how to make it better)

  • ALPs (no, not the mountains! ;-)

  • Case studies (examples of don'ts and dos)

  • Closing thoughts (where from here?)

  • Questions (anything else)?

Some learning objectives for the reader include that at the conclusion of this paper readers will be able to:

  • ü Describe at least three problems with mandatory training;

  • ü Explain how to "fix" these problems; and

  • ü Demonstrate more effective and "learner-friendly" training.

Keywords:
student, ehs trainer, educational setting, us government, refresher, osha, case study, need assessment, trainer, teaching
Subjects:
HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Safety, Professionalism, Training, and Education, Human resources, competence and training
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2013. American Society of Safety Engineers
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