THE FORGOTTEN ESSENTIALS ”

Far, far too often, when training your workforce, much of the basic knowledge required is overlooked. Why?

A solid background in industrial fundamentals such as work practice, proper tool use, applied industrial mathematics, reading and writing are all critical elements in any meaningful industrial skills training program.

Why is it that these important fundamental skills programs sit collecting dust on a storeroom shelf? Often, it is because the programs are “too academic.”

Adults in industrial environments have a hard time learning from textbooks and traditional classes that, generally, don’t relate to real life situations.

Worse still, is the assumption that many of these fundamental skills had been successfully learned in earlier public school environments. Of course, that assumption is fatally flawed since most public school classrooms still deal in the old “lecture-assigned reading” method of instruction. And, as we all know by now, nearly half of our population lives today in a “television learning” culture in which sound multisensory media instruction is the better answer.

Excellent multisensory training programs (knowledgeably designed e-Learning and interactive CD-ROM) make fundamental skills come to life by showing how they relate to the job. These application-oriented approaches motivate adults. Real life situations present the hows and whys, along with the facts through job-related examples. What a way to learn!

Multisensory learning in the areas of tool use, applied industrial math, interpersonal skills, reading and writing are designed to build a strong foundation for more advanced industrial skills training. More than just facts and theory, knowledgeably designed e-Learning and CD-ROM programs prepare adults for the real challenges they will face on the job.

American industry needs to wise up. In addition to electrical and mechanical skills training, industrial fundamentals instruction requires a continuing commitment. The paybacks will be enormous.