In May, ASSOCCA*, where MA-system is a member, thirty-six of its member companies to participate in a webinar about the digitilisation of machine training in France. Many different views were presented during the webinar and all the participants agreed on that digital training has come to stay and will within a few years be the main training form.
The digitilisation advances in all areas and so also within machine training. New pedagogical approaches such as storytelling that focuses on affecting the students’ attitudes to risks at work. The educational companies that rely on traditional training methods without embracing digital solutions will face difficulty surviving already within a few years.
New technology takes time to incorporate, and therefore it is important that the companies that want to get going with digital education and blended learning get help and support from the providers.
Digital courses give environmental benefits since paper books are no longer needed and in many cases, the travel can be reduced as the theretical part of the training in many cases can be received by the student before the practical training.
The time aspect was also raised wince many students experience that there is a lot of “waiting time” during machine training courses and by being able to conduct self-studies at a computer or with the mobile phone, the training time is used more efficiently.
Some summarizing remarks from the webinar:
- The courses of the future are based on blended learning where the digital part is incorporated as a natural part of the course
- Digitalisation will lead to greater profitability for all parties
- New pedagogy leads to safer and more efficient machine operators.
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ASSOCCA is an organization for educational companies within machine training in France. ASSOCCA = Association des Organismes Certifiés CACES ®