Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
In many organizations, “read-and-sign training”
constitutes the bulk of training conducted. Organizations are
now evaluating the appropriateness of “read-and-sign
training” for certain types of procedures. Many times,
implicit in this type of training is the organization's need to
exhibit due diligence to reduce its liability. The trainee
signature is evidence of the organization's due diligence.
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Procedures for which “read-and-sign training” is not
appropriate are being transitioned into the next higher level
of training.
8.3.2 Training
per se
The next higher level is training
per se
, sometimes called
facilitation. This is an act of communication that intends to
improve the workplace profi ciency of members of the
audience. Training
per se
includes the trainer (facilitator) or
trainers, trainee(s) with various skill set(s) and disposition(s),
training materials (including the training script) and
assessment materials, training organization (i.e., supervisory
factors, business case), facilities (i.e., allocated space, allotted
time, utilities), and auxiliary materials (i.e., instruments and
equipment, raw and in-process materials used in the training),
etc. Training
per se
includes several delivery modalities, such
as e-learning, mentoring, and classroom delivery.
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The
organization and its environment, within which the training
activities, training organization, and training facilities are
located, are also important for situating employees and their
tasks. These categories can have a profound impact on the
conduct and effectiveness of training
per se
.
Finally, training
per se
is complemented by an assessment
that allows the trainer to assess whether the training
intervention had (or did not have) the desired impact on the
