If you haven’t considered partnering with a local educational institution like a community college to meet specialized safety training needs, you might reconsider when you hear about the benefits.
One of the major benefits of partnering with a community college is that these institutions have the ability to customize training to meet an employer’s specific needs, says Michele Pappalardo, director, Center for Technical Training and Business Services at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania.
Another benefit is that community colleges are driven by local trends in workforce development needs. This means that they not only introduce cutting-edge courses, but are also able to adapt the format in which classes are taught—for example, using a hybrid approach in which both traditional classroom and virtual training are provided.
Once a training program begins, there is “constant dialog” between the college and the employer to ensure that the training is meeting the employer’s needs.
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Other Benefits
Pappalardo cites other benefits of partnering with a community college:
- Community colleges hire industry experts who understand employers’ needs
- Programs are extremely portable, and training can take place at the employer’s site
- Community colleges can connect employers with other resources if there is a training need they can’t address
“Community colleges are very exciting places. Some amazing, cutting-edge work is being done here,” says Pappalardo.
If you’re interested in partnering with a community college, Pappalardo recommends researching the college online, reading testimonials, asking for referrals, and requesting that the college do an on-site presentation to provide an overview of programs.
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Partner with BLR for Safety Sake
Of course, BLR is another great safety training partner—one you can rely on for consistently excellent training, year in and year out. And one of BLR’s most exciting training products is the Employee Training Center.
Unlike many training solutions available on the market today, Employee Training Center courses are routinely reviewed and updated to reflect changes in federal regulations or best practices. Each training course is developed by BLR lawyers, industry experts, and instructional designers who have experience across a wealth of industries, topics, and compliance areas.
Courses keep participants interested with engaging audio, built-in exercises, and key points to remember. At the completion of every course, individuals take a quiz designed to test for competency in all the course material presented. Quiz results and course completion times are automatically recorded.
Every course can be tailored with supporting and custom documents. BLR provides supporting documents for courses that include complete slide show notes and the answer key for the included quiz. As the administrator, you have the option of displaying uploaded documents and requiring review before the session begins. This is especially useful for company policies or worksite-specific information. Supporting materials can be added, edited, or removed at any time.
With only a few minutes’ setup, you company will have a complete Web-based training program with professionally developed courses, employee testing capabilities, and systematic documentation of employee training sessions and scores. And remember, BLR Employee Training Center courses can be delivered at individual employee desks, in computer centers, at training kiosks, or even in a classroom.
No wonder BLR Employee Training Center was named “Best Workforce Training Solution” by the Software Information Industry Association. It can help you launch a cost-effective and successful employee training program.
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