Over the last few articles, we talked about how to make training more relevant. In this month’s article, I'd like to talk about how to make that training as effective as possible. To do that, we first identify our audience. Then, we plan a training session that includes curriculum designed to appeal to the four main types of learners.
Many drillers consider themselves “hands on,” or what experts call kinesthetic, learners — and they may be right. In a world of kinesthetic learners, we would never have to leave the field for formal training. However, having an employee figure out a new or sensitive process on the fly with potentially millions of dollars of capital equipment and small margins for error does not seem like a good idea. Knowing that, we can start to optimize our training by recognizing that nobody is just a kinesthetic learner.