Training Program for Library Technicians

The Blind Man Describes the Elephant: The Training Gaps Analysis for Librarians and Library Technicians

The Training Gaps Analysis for Librarians and Library Technicians (TGA), research completed by the 8Rs Research Team in 2006, built upon the earlier work of the team, The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries (8Rs Research Team, 2005). The TGA published descriptive statistics on perspectives on education from current MLIS and library and information technology students, new librarians...

Proficiency Training Systems for Airway Facilities Technicians

Airway Facilities maintenance technicians are being challenged to maintain proficiency on old equipment while learning new equipment. The new equipment is both more complex and more reliable. Greater reliability leads to infrequent opportunities to troubleshoot. Infrequent practice means degradation of the knowledge needed to troubleshoot complex equipment. An intelligent simulator can help tec...

A national training program for simulation educators and technicians: evaluation strategy and outcomes

BACKGROUND Simulation-based education (SBE) has seen a dramatic uptake in health professions education over the last decade. SBE offers learning opportunities that are difficult to access by other methods. Competent faculty is seen as key to high quality SBE. In 2011, in response to a significant national healthcare issue--the need to enhance the quality and scale of SBE--a group of Australian ...

Computers in Libraries: An Introduction for Library Technicians

Training strategies for animal care technicians and veterinary technical staff.

An institutional training program for animal care and veterinary technicians should be planned and implemented to provide these individuals with knowledge and skills for performing their duties within a laboratory animal care and use program. The complexity in the regulatory and scientific features of the animal research environment necessitates a strong training program on diverse topics accor...