An Ol' Dawg's New Tricks
Do your Flight Crews or Maintenance Technicians require
Recurrency Training? At the NBAA Convention in Orlando Florida,
Jeppesen demonstrated its new web-based, flight training system,
and it has been developed with you in mind. Currently there are 7
modules containing 24 lessons on over 60 topics.
Training modules include aviation weather, performance, charts
and navigation, airport operations, regulations, flight procedures
and human factors. What Jeppesen offers to their customers is
quality classroom training without the classroom time.
"Jeppesen Flight Crew Training is a
great asset for any corporate flight department. The program uses
the latest technology to cost-effectively deliver recurrent
training to pilots while improving operational efficiency," said
Mike Abbott, Jeppesen director, Internet Business Services.
"Additionally, the administrative toolsets make it easier and less
time-consuming for training mangers to plan and track ongoing pilot
training activities in a centralized web-based location."
Jeppesen has had a long history in developing training materials
for pilots and aviation technician training products. This system
will be using instructional design principles like objective-based
learning and pre-tests that identify exactly what subjects need
additional study, and what is already known.
The graphics are nice, the voice-over narration which follows
the text is nice, but the really nice feature has got to be the
Toolset. What this system really does is creates a total class room
for the user while helping the administrator keep track of who
needs training, what training they need and keeps track of the
completed training.
This information is then stored in a data base which belongs to
Jeppesen. This means that the customer does not have to worry about
not having enough disk space on their computer systems to run the
program and store the data.
The software program as demonstrated
seems both user friendly and intuitive. The training modules
themselves are colorful, interactive and use graphics to help
explain topics which are not easily communicated using standard
textbook techniques.
Jeppesen is offering two tiers of service. Tier 1 offers the
learner access to web-based recurrent training content as well as
administrative management functions such as the ability to edit
user profiles, monitor user progress, create custom curriculum from
the lessons provided and more.
Tier 2 features everything available in Tier 1 plus corporate
customization, enhanced management options like instructor-led
training scheduling and management, tracking of outside learning
activities such as simulator training as well as enhanced user
profile options.
For anyone trying to keep recurrency training on track for their
aviation business, Jeppesen is offering a very thoughtful
solution.