E-LEARNING FOR AUTOMOBILE
Challenges faced by traditional training methods:
Geographic location:- Employees are spread over widely
divergent geographic locations due to the location of various factories.
Arranging a common platform for training is difficult.
Same content for all types of
training:- Some of
it requires practical training on the shop floor, which is a resource and
time-consuming process. The industry concentrates on technical training and
ignores personal development and business skill of employees.
Qualitative Training:- Automobile sector lacks the
qualitative training due to the bad quality trainers. Unskilled trainers provide the unusual training methods and courses.
Difficult to Understand:- It also faces difficulty in training
blue collared employees. The training provided to them doesn’t meet their
ground of understanding therefore it sometimes becomes worthless.
E-learning Solutions:
Reach: Technology-enabled
learning makes it possible to reach out to learners spread far and wide.
Content can be disseminated using CDs or can be delivered online.
Alternatively, courses can also be downloaded and read offline, A Learning
Management System (LMS) can be put in place to assign and impart training
without any additional human effort. With multiple channels of content
delivery and the LMS as the backbone, e-learning can reach the learners
wherever they are.
Suitability: E-learning can adopt
a modular structure that suits the needs of the learner group. For
instance, in induction training, organizational goals and business objectives
can be explained in detail for the white-collar group,
while audio-visuals can be developed to deliver the message to the
blue-collar workers.
Virtual Reality: managers sitting in
the corporate office, touring the factories might pose a logistical problem.
With a virtual tour of the manufacturing plants, the managers can get
a detailed tour sitting at their desk, at home, or while travelling to work. A
simulated tour works very well for the manufacturing industry as plants are
often far-flung but understanding the workings of a plant is, nevertheless,
essential for managers to perform as per expectations. Also, a virtual tour can
be taken anytime – even after an actual visit. This provides an avenue to
refresh – anytime that the need occurs.
Provide all types of
training: For the Automobiles industry, there are mainly two types of training
that are developed – Product and Process Training and Soft Skills Training.
A suitable content development strategy is necessary to create a
roadmap for steady and speedy delivery of content across the vast length and
breadth of an automobiles manufacturing organization.
Assists
connectivity: For
learners in far-flung geographies, virtual classrooms can be created,
where the learners can experience, practice and perfect themselves. Learners
who often feel cutoff from the main body of the organization thus find an
instant connect. Interactions with peers and instructors can be encouraged to
enhance the learning experience. The learners can post queries and receive
answers from their experienced peer group. In addition to the texts and
manuals, peers and instructors can come together to share their experiences and
learn from each other.
Provides work environment: Onsite photographs and videos can provide the
learners with a feel of the real work environment and in-depth knowledge on how
to handle machinery. Diagrams and illustrations can show how to carry out the
processes in accordance with the operating and safety norms. However, the
actual workings of a machine and the details of what goes on inside can never
be truly demonstrated with graphics or video or, sometimes, even in real-life.
To give the learner a life-like experience, 3D animations can be used
to demonstrate and illustrate the complex workings of a machine.
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