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OK, I got this question the other day… Manager Why should I bother training my employees? My Response The trend in the plastics industry is the following: Companies who are prepared to handle new and more complex challenges are the ones most likely to receive the business these challenges bring… Your potential customers are not going to wait for your employees to catch up when there […]

I was recently in a discussion with a fellow instructor about how annoying it was for people to be reading ahead while he was trying to teach… Bob How do you keep the attention of student who like to read ahead of the presentation? My Response Although there are many reasons why people start reading […]

Our website was recently included in a blog dedicated to teaching the use and applications of SolidWorks. This unsolicited post, entitled Plastics Engineering Tutorials for Your Classroom, discusses how plastics processing training can be helpful for cross-training part designers and students. To review this post and learn more about teaching for SolidWorks, please visit: http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/06/plastics-engineering-tutorials-for-your-classroom.html -Andy

I recently had this question asked via email… Ralph, If I am considering training should I require all new hires to take your introductory courses even if they have some past injection molding experience? My Response Yes. When establishing a training system in your company it is important to give every employee an introduction. It is also […]

I have seen a lot of confusion about this topic… SCORM Compliance According to Wikipedia: Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. Basically, this is not a standard data protocol or format. Any SCORM-compliant course can be played by a SCORM-compliant player. This does not mean the course meets […]