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  Idaho’s Advanced Test Reactor Helps Pilot Dupont’s New Risk Awareness Training Program

  BY Paul Menser, INL Communications & Outreach Idaho National Laboratory

  Everyone is likely to agree that risk is a fact of life, that decisions must be made, consequences accepted or endured. It’s the details of decision-making that get complicated, and one reason the management at Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Test Reactor has contracted with DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) to participate in The Risk Factor, a personal safety awareness program aimed at helping workers make conscious, deliberate decisions that minimize risk.

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  9 Reasons You Should Use Microlearning In Your Training Program

  BY Chris Scaglione, Product Development Manager DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Learning & Development

  Microlearning courses are becoming more popular by the day, but are they right for your organization? Can a short burst of training really benefit your employees? The answer is a resounding yes.

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  Effective E-Learning Tools for Safety and Compliance Training

  BY STEVE ZUCKERMAN, Global eLearning Commercial Product Manager DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Learning & Development

  Ongoing employee learning and development is a necessity for most organizations, but particularly those in typically high-risk industries from manufacturing and mining to chemicals and oil & gas. For these companies, safety and compliance training can be a requisite to their ability to operate as a business.

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  The DuPont Capability Engine

  BY GEORGE HABER PH.D., GLOBAL DIRECTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEARNING SYSTEMS DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Learning & Development

  This article explains how to get the most out of your training system using the DuPont capability engine for assessment and data collection.

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  Soft Skills Training

  By Bill Anderson, Human Resources, Product Manager Learning & Development

  High-growth organizations understand they must invest in and maximize the "human capital" of their workforce just as they do the physical assets. Discover the importance of soft skills and how to develop six critical ones within your employees.

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  Building Capability

  By Sam Ponzo, Global Practice Leader, and Matt Shallow, Senior Consultant Learning & Development

  Learning is just one important component in the quest to increase corporate productivity, efficiency, profit and safety. The learning process should be a holistic one.

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  Reliability – The Key to Safety?

  By Emile Husson, Maintenance and Reliability Product Manager Learning & Development

  There are a lot of good arguments for having a dedicated reliability program in your organization. Reduced down time, more consistent quality output, and greater control over maintenance costs are just a few. When used consistently, even the most basic reliability strategies can show marked improvements in all of these areas.

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  Accelerating Skills Development: The DuPont Approach

  By Sam Ponzo, DuPont Sustainable Solutions Practice Leader Learning & Development

  What's the most effective way to help people learn? Read how DuPont applies blended learning to help workers acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required to deliver business results.

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  Combine Streaming Video with Hands-On Demos for Blended Learning

  By Steve Zuckerman, Global eLearning Commercial Product Manager DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Learning & Development

  Video-based content helps to motivate and engage learners, and focus their attention on critical learning objectives. Read about this trend in training development.

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  Considering Culture in Instructional Design

  BY GEORGE HABER PH.D., GLOBAL DIRECTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEARNING SYSTEMS DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Learning & Development

  This article examines the problems inherent with the hasty, inappropriate and unplanned application of technology for learning and development issues. Learn about building a culture of effective employee development.

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  The Strategic Potential of Compliance Training

  By David Wentworth Brandon Hall Group

  Compliance training is often an employee's first encounter with the organization's learning management system. A strategic approach to compliance training can help ensure compliance requirements are met.

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