Taking Training to the EDGE

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Matt Gilley

As the largest American-owned security officer services company, AlliedBarton Security Services provides high-quality security to more than 3,300 customers nationwide, including approximately 200 Fortune 500 companies. Virtually every industry and individual depends on ... More »

Developing One-to-One Training Programs

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Jim Caple

One-to-one training should not be seen as just a low-cost method of training. It is not simply placing an individual alongside a competent worker and expecting competence to develop by observing what is being done or by having it described to him. What is it? Conducted ... More »

Is the Group Activity Food or Poison in a Multicultural Classroom?

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Wei-Wen Chang

Group activity in a multicultural classroom has been advocated as an effective method for bridging cultural differences and creating a sense of team membership. For example, in the September 1996 T+D article "Making Training Friendly to Other Cultures," author Zhuoran H... More »

Scenario-Based Learning Improves Trooper Performance

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Ernest Kovacs

In 1999, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to amend its patrol, accountability, and training practices throughout the entire organization as an alternative... More »

Integrated Learning in New York State Government

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Nancy Nee

From the moment students start elementary school all the way through college, they are taught concepts mainly through verbal instruction that teachers expect will later be applied in the real world. However, in school, teachers ... More »