Case Study on Checkers for Improving Education and Training Program by Participant Observation

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-163
Author(s):  
Eriko Uchida
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Improving Education and Training of Dutch Major Hazard Control Inspectors: A 15 Years Longitudinal Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1959
Author(s):  
Paul Lindhout ◽  
Karel van der Werff ◽  
Genserik L. L. M. E. Reniers
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Hazard Control ◽  
And Training

The education and training program for inspectors of Major Accident Hazard Establishments, specifically the EC Seveso III directive implicated Dutch chemical companies, changed considerably over a fifteen year period. This longitudinal, time-series cross sectional case study describes the development of the education and training program for Major Hazard Control inspectors, acting as regulators from the Labour inspectorate, belonging to the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. A blueprint had to be constructed in order to assess the development and quality of this program in four cross sections over time. The description highlights both the safety related content and the regulator skills parts of the program in its changing context. Professional standards, educational objectives, quality of education, evaluation method, education change process and the response to the dynamic operational environment were examined. The main findings are that the education and training program kept the same main structure over the time period while its contents were adapted to respond to external context changes. Internal evaluation of performance data and education style led to a shift in contents from theoretical knowledge towards safety management and inspection practice oriented experience related knowledge. An active teaching style, increased usage of professional standards and more systematic evaluation, starting from the blue print in this study, offer the best opportunities for further improvement. Current insights on regulatory performance lead to a recommended future perspective for the inspectors’ role to be translated into education and training: balancing empathy, inquisitiveness and support with control and enforcement, or rather: exert tough love, staying between too soft and too hard.

scholarly journals Digital Tools as an Enabler for Educational and Training Processes: The Case Study of REFUGEEClassAssistance4 Teachers Project

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Ourania Areta ◽  
Karel Van Isacker
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
And Training

Digitalization has transformed all aspects of life, from social interactions to the working environment and education, something that accelerated with the emergence of COVID-19. The same stands for education and training activities, where the use of digital tools has been gradually advancing and become merely online because of the virus. This brought forth the need to discuss further the applications, benefits, and challenges of digital tools within the framework of the education and training process, and the need to study examples of successful applications. This study aims to support both these requirements by presenting the case study of REFUGEEClassAssistance4Teachers project and its outcomes.

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