Office of Training & Education

1. Office of Training & Education Overview of OSHA’s Distance Learning Strategy

2. Office of Training & Education • Distance Learning: • FY 1999 - Began Program Planning/Budgeting • Initial Program Planning for Distance Learning • Developed Distance Learning Budget

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Office of Training & Education • Distance Learning: • FY 2001 – Video Teletraining Courses • 226 Confined Space (March 26-30) • Over 2,100 Students

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Office of Training & Education Update