Interactive employee training system and method
First Claim
1. A method for compiling material for use in educating trainees, comprising:
- determining a relevant activity type;
determining a relevant activity site; and
providing multi-media training based on the relevant activity type and the relevant activity site wherein said multimedia training has multi-media content specifically adapted for said activity type and said activity site.
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Abstract
The disclosed system and method for computer aided training and certification employs a central network for storing certification information and a plurality of training units. In preferred embodiments, the training units are individual systems comprising training software running on a turn-key based personal computer. An advantage of the invention is that the software is completely customized on each training unit to provide instruction using customized multi-media content, such as high quality digital video footage, taken of the trainee'"'"'s specific job tasks and work site, as well as questions and instructional scripts customized for the job tasks and work site.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for compiling material for use in educating trainees, comprising:
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determining a relevant activity type;
determining a relevant activity site; and
providing multi-media training based on the relevant activity type and the relevant activity site wherein said multimedia training has multi-media content specifically adapted for said activity type and said activity site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An integrated method of training and certifying one or more individuals based on a relevant activity type and a relevant activity site comprising:
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determining a relevant activity type;
determining a relevant activity site;
providing multi-media training specific to said relevant activity type and said relevant activity site;
providing a certification interface configured to receive user input relating to a series of questions, and receiving user input relating to said series of questions; and
transmitting results data evidencing a relative level of success to a central storage medium based upon results of said queestions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for managing training and certification information pertaining to a plurality of individuals, comprising:
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a centralized data store configured to receive, store and transmit training and certification data;
server software designed to enforce rules relating to the receipt, storage, and transmission of training and certification data;
a plurality of training units configured to transmit training and certification data with respect to said individuals, wherein training and certification data is generated by said training units after said units provide multimedia training, said multi-media training being based on a relevant activity type and a relevant activity site of said individuals, and wherein at least one of the units is remotely located from the centralized data store;
a plurality of network clients configured to receive training and certification data from said data store, said clients being operable upon direction of one or more training and certification data administrators;
a first set of network connections providing connectivity between the centralized data store and the plurality of training units; and
a second set of network connections providing connectivity between the centralized data store and the plurality of network clients. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A turnkey system for training and certifying an individual for an associated relevant activity type and an associated facility, said turnkey system comprising:
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a touch screen monitor;
a network device comprising a central processing unit configured to provide instruction with multi-media content, said multi-media content being adapted to provide customized training to said individual based on the relevant activity type and the relevant facility associated with the individual; and
an auditory output device.
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