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vision/Leadership, Die Setter and Quality as well as miscellaneous courses of interest to employees throughout the organization. In addition, the corporate training team reviews courses for possible inclusion into the established curriculum.
The METALFORM EDU training provides a strong basic overview of concepts and subjects that enables further investigation of related topics, or easy application to current positions, offer Morrison and Smith in assessing the quality of this training and its advantages. Other advantages include standardized training of several individuals, including the same topics and points; the ability for trainees to proceed at their own pace; and the solid content contributed by industry experts, primarily those in the metal forming industry.
The variety of training content available
The METALFORM EDU training provides a strong basic overview of a topic that enables further investigation of related topics, or easy application to current positions, according to Suzanne C. Morrison, Hatch Stamping direc- tor of marketing, and Linda Smith, market- ing/training coordinator. Other advantages include standardized training of several indi- viduals; the ability for trainees to proceed at their own pace; and the content contributed by industry experts.
through METALFORM EDU also proves beneficial, according to Morrison and Smith, who cite general-business and communications courses tailored to man- ufacturing environments as an example. Such training provided by in-person meth- ods tends to be more expensive and not conducive to employee work schedules or the variety of locations, they note.
Ease of use makes METALFORM EDU a more effective training option for Hatch Stamping. Even employees that have not had the opportunity to utilize online learning options quickly are able to navigate through the courses.
“We set up a leadership program here, and had to decide what courses to include,” says Smith, providing a real-life example of implementing a METALFORM EDU train- ing program. “We determined what was
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needed, such as the communication and team-building courses, and then produced a program outline and a timeline for employee completion. We settled on 34 courses, which we divided into two 17- course sections, with about three months allotted for finishing each session.
“We produced a flyer announcing this program, and set up METALFORM EDU user accounts, with emails sent to attendees containing their login information and train- ing links,” Smith continues. “We also includ- ed program navigation documents provided by PMA and METALFORM EDU to help the course attendees navigate the course sites. It was straightforward and seamless.”
With its effective use of METALFORM EDU, Hatch Stamping plans to build out more hybrid training, combining METALFORM EDU courses with inhouse content as well as on-the-job and other outside training.
“METALFORM EDU,” concludes Morri- son, “provides the flexibility we need— the core concepts and information offered in these courses are very strong, specifically those geared to the metal forming industry.”
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