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A chunk of certified PBET instructors are no longer at Asyst Technologies; the company declared bankruptcy in April. On June 10 it was Aviza Technology, also based in hard-hit California, that declared bankruptcy.
In May, Axcelis Technologies, a company at which I used to work, sidelined about 235 workers, or [...]
High tech training manager tells his story of transition to a different career - as a counselor to the bereaved. [...]
“Unfortunately,” says Elliott Masie, “my phone rings on a regular basis with the news that one of our learning colleagues has been laid off.” He goes on to write about what he has been sharing with these colleagues. It’s worth reading.
Recently, one of the most competent trainers that I know, with an excellent [...]
“Follow the money,” goes the famous line in All the President’s Men. Many companies in the United States have received federal/state funding for training programs they needed to accomplish their business goals. How can your company learn more? Follow the money. This is also, then, good advice for Training Managers looking to find some recession-days [...]
…And My Reactions to Them
1. Practice builds competence.
Certainly this is a primary goal of hands-on practice. But what is competence? Performance-based training defines competence as meeting the requirements of the performance objective. But for competence to result from practice, at least three things must be true:
The conditions of the practice must realistically reflect the [...]
There is evidence that laptops in the college classroom may be distracting. What about in the techncal trainer’s equipment [...]
Yesterday, I described how developing a home business can be one way to recession-proof your family. In addition, I tried to point out that many of my colleagues with a training background have a lot to offer this growing industry. Finally, I provided a link to some sample training provided by Mike Klingler of the [...]