Ensuring the educational continuity of internships and distance learning programs amid the COVID-19 health crisis is an absolute necessity. Training organizations are taking steps to adapt their distance learning methods without compromising the quality of instruction, including in the industrial sector.
Why choose online courses?
Distance learning courses have two main objectives, namely:
- Ensure that teams continue to have access to industrial safety training.
- Offer training programs that are flexible in terms of work arrangements and the pace of progress.
Educational continuity in training is particularly crucial in the industrial sector, where facilities saw their operations disrupted during the health crisis but have since continued or resumed production, with all the inherent risks that entails. The health situation must not overshadow the importance of managing and controlling industrial risks—quite the contrary.
Distance learning is an excellent way to maintain accident prevention through the sharing of knowledge and experience.
Capitalizing on the health situation by rethinking training programs
Online training courses free participants from the constraints of time and location that make it necessary to maximize the time trainees spend in person during in-person training sessions, which are often condensed into a short period of just a few days. Online training courses therefore make it possible to redesign training programs in a modular format.
Digital technology serves as a powerful tool that enables training centers to adapt their models and practices in order to better embed knowledge. The emergence of long-term training programs prevents trainees from being overwhelmed with information that they cannot absorb in a short period of time.
This sequencing method also has the advantage of encouraging questions and prioritizing opportunities for discussion, which can be based on experiences gained during the breaks between sessions.
Gesip's expertise in industrial risk training
With 70 years of experience, Gesip is a community of experts dedicated to advancing the safety of people and facilities in the chemical industry through training and knowledge sharing. Its mission is to help improve safety performance and promote an HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) culture.
Gesip provides its members with a wealth of expertise in the form of internationally recognized technical guides based on the work of expert committees, as well as research documents resulting from the work of discussion and study groups.
When it comes to industrial safety, hands-on training in real-world scenarios adds significant value to training programs. It should be noted that Gesip’s training centers at the Vernon and Roussillon technical facilities remain open. Adequate measures have been put in place to ensure that training can continue safely. Gesip’s teams of specialists are also available to travel to client sites for training, audits, and consulting services.
