Multimedia strategies in corporate training Part 1.wmv

The development of competent human resources is key to survive in todays business. In era of technological advancements, multi-media course-ware is extensively used in training due to its effectiveness. It eliminates the cumbersome reading requirements and provides an influencing and catchy way to learn a subject. For example, to understand task of pump changeover, trainee spend hours to go through Procedure, where as a one minute video clip can convey the same precisely. Multimedia Strategies were proven more effective for subjects those are difficult to understand by reading. Replay facility in multimedia training reinforces the learning.
Due to its success in shop floor, multimedia training programs flooded the market. They are costly and provide general training on subjects like pump, compressor etc. Major disadvantage of these programs is that they lose relevance after the initial technical training as they are not customized to cater long term specific need of trainee. An effort has been made through this work to produce, an in-house multi-media based training module for Ethylene Glycol Plant, to propel the training & development process. Having the same process this training module can be extended to train other glycol plant personnel also.
This multimedia module includes process description, process concepts, equipment description, interlocks, safety devices and hazards associated with Plant. Multimedia strategies like operation activity based interactive videos, video interview library, animated case studies and E Manual, are integrated to make learning more lively. Module also stores lesson learn t from different incidents, it captures video of interviews with domain experts and E manual brings all reference material click away from desktop.
This concept can be considered as a major breakthrough in training and development due to impact on shop-floor personnel and can be extended to other processes.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Multimedia
• Corporate training
• Petrochemical plant
• Glycol