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General CBT Advantages and FAQ

Question: What are the advantages of Computer Based Training (CBT)?

Answer: Here are several advantages that we have found:

Study at your own pace.

The program is divided up into logical units, and there is no limit to the amount of time a student can spend studying the material as thoroughly as they need. There's no rush, no deadlines. When the student has had enough for the day, they log off and the program keeps track of their progress and will allow them to take the final exam once they have completed all of the modules.

Move forward or backwards in the program as you need.

If you didn't quite understand something, just click the "back" arrow and review it again.

Learning by sight and sound.

You're not just looking at a book -- you're viewing the graphics and hearing the audio -- it's moving, interactive and most of all it engages your senses. They say a picture is worth a thousand words... there are no pictures in the hazmat regulations, but our CD is full of exciting graphics.

Cost.

This is simple. Add up the cost of sending people to a seminar in a hotel. Figure in things like airfare, accommodations, lost time from work, overtime costs (perhaps) for other employees to fill in, meals, etc, etc and then compare it to our cost for this CD. Training several people results in a huge savings.

Logistics and Convenience

There simply may not be any quality public seminars in your area. You can take this training program on your computer, anywhere!

Control

Many companies with nationwide operations want to ensure that everyone in their company is getting the same, quality training. This is often impossible to do when you are sending people from different cities to various training companies. Since the DOT does not approve classroom training, you really have no way of knowing if the seminar in Boston is going to be the same as the seminar in Seattle. Even if you only use IATA endorsed training schools (such as ours) you will find variability in the training amongst IATA schools.

Record keeping

Using the administrator module you can print out a copy of the test any time you like. The DOT requires you to keep training records for all of your employees training -- and this is more than just the certificate. You have to be able to produce the training materials that were used to training the employee. Most companies fall short in doing this -- they don't keep a copy of the manual, they don't even have the exams most of the time, all they have is a certificate, which looks nice on the wall, but doesn't completely meet your legal record keeping requirements from the DOT.

You can also call the US DOT at 1-800-HMR-4922 and ask them about computer based hazmat training.

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