Tag: training
We are taking E-qual Competence Assurance software to OSCC 2016
We will be demonstrating E-qual Competence Assurance Management System, our online competence assessment and tracking tool at the OSCC 2016 exhibition.
The OPITO Safety and Competence Conference (OSCC) is the only annual, global event focused entirely on safety and competency in oil and gas.
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Ways to Improve Competencies
A knowledgeable, skilled and well-trained workforce is critical to a company’s success. Improving competencies allows an organisation to remain adaptable and competitive, ultimately contributing to increased productivity and greater revenue.
Navy plane nearly crashed into sea after metal cable snapped and injured 8 sailors
A ‘lack of procedural compliance’ contributed to a potentially catastrophic incident.
A cable was supposed to catch and slow down the E-2C Hawkeye as it landed on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower in Norfolk, Virginia.
A choice of competency or compliance
The scenario of having to complete an e-learning course around issues of health and safety is a familiar one to most employees. The course is usually a barrage of information that you have to try to absorb in one go and then complete some sort of test of what you have learned. Continue reading “A choice of competency or compliance” …
Competence frameworks: the European approach to teach and learn 21st century skills
On 10 June 2016, the Commission adopted a new and comprehensive Skills Agenda for Europe. The aim is to ensure that people develop a broad set of skills.
MISC saves 10 per cent vessel costs through training
MISC Berhad has reduced vessel costs by almost 10 per cent through the use of a computerised crew competence management program and other initiatives.
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Lessons From a Competency-Based Education Experiment
Video: Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, explains his vision of competency-based education and what has surprised him from his college’s own experiment.
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Compliance v Competence
Most industries adhere to some form of compliance, be it generated by government legislation or by industrial sector standards.
Is your competence assured?
What is competence? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of the word ‘Competence’ is as follows:
The ability to do something successfully or efficiently: ‘courses to improve the competence of staff’