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Train-the-Trainer program grows from one-day session.
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Source: JLG
Although Dick Zampa, director of the Ironworkers union permanent training center in California, doesn't have "Matchmaker" listed on his business card, that was exactly the job he performed when he introduced JLG Industries, Ahern Rentals of Northern California and Ironworker Training Coordinators from his area to one another.
The training partnerships all started when Zampa met Jeff Ford, JLG Product Champion, during a one-day operator training session Ford conducted at the 22nd annual Ironworkers training meeting in San Diego. Both Zampa and Ford realized that a one-day session wasn't enough to meet all the needs of the workers, but it was the only amount of time available. A better solution was to organize a three-day JLG Train-the-Trainer session at the Union's regional center in Oakland, California.
The first Train-the-Trainer session was headed by Jim Smith, JLG Training Coordinator, who traveled to Oakland to conduct the training, which used a JLG boom lift, scissor lift and telehandler provided by Ahern Rentals. JLG offers its operator training and Train-the-Trainer course at the McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania factory, in Las Vegas and on location when there are sufficient number of student warrant it. In this instance, there were twelve students from all over California that attended the three-day Train-the-Trainer course covering both aerial work platforms and telehandlers.
Smith devoted the first day of the Train-the-Trainer program to teaching instructional training methods, adult learning styles and theory, equipment operational theory, and how to conduct proper machine inspections.
Day two started the students' oral presentations, which is an evaluation of the students' public speaking abilities and also evaluates their use of the effective training workshop material from day one. The third day was devoted to actually conducting the required inspections on each unit and then performing the hands-on evaluations to demonstrate proficiency and safe operating skills for all three pieces of equipment.
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