Office of Training

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Office of Training Education
Overview of OSHAs Distance Learning Strategy
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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 1999 - Began Program Planning/Budgeting
• Initial Program Planning for Distance Learning
• Developed Distance Learning Budget

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2000
• Distance Learning Baseline Assessment
• Snap Shot of Current Training Situation
• Recommendations to Transition to Distance
• Learning Delivery of Training
• Began Training Staff

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2001 - Distance Learning Implementation Plan
• Identify and Provide Staff Training
• Identify Courses for Conversion/Development
• Interactive Video Training (3)
• Web-Based Training (9)
• Identify Infrastructure Requirements

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2001 - Distance Learning Implementation Plan
• Identify Roles and Responsibilities
• Identify Courses Conversion/Development
• Processes
• Products
• Identify Course Review/Update Process

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Office of Training and Education

• Distance Learning Program Update
• Video Teletraining Course Initial Concepts
• Keep Broadcasts Short - 2 to 3 Hours
• Provide Phone/Fax Communication with
• Instructors
• Team Instructing - More Than 1 Instructor
• Keep Number of Days to a Minimum

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2001 Video Teletraining Courses
• 226 Confined Space (March 26-30)
• Over 2,100 Students

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Office of Training and Education

• Distance Learning Program Update
• Initial Concepts for Web-Based Training
• Start by Converting Parts of Existing Courses
• Focus on Cognitive (Knowledge) Parts
• Increase Hands-On at OTI
• Web-Based Portion Prerequisite for Hands-On

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Office of Training and Education

• Distance Learning Program Update
• Initial Concepts for Web-Based Training
• Modular Design
• Short Lessons - Complete in 20 Minutes or Less
• Testing at End of Each Lesson Module
• Lessons Remediate to 100 Competence

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2001 Web Based Training Courses
• 221 Principles of Industrial Ventilation
• 301 Excavation, Trenching Soil Mechanics
• 207 Fire Protection Life Safety
• 226 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry

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Office of Training Education

• Distance Learning
• FY 2001 Web Based Training Courses
• 306 Safety Health for Grain Handling Ops
• 311 Fall Arrest Systems
• 308 Principle of Scaffolding
• 234 Biohazards
• 310 Applied Spray Finishing and Coating

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Office of Training Education Update