Skills Development for Engineers: Innovative model for advanced learning in the workplace [Hardcover]

This book presents an innovative model for skills development for engineering professionals. Organizations operate in an increasingly competitive environment, which drives a need for continuous employee skills development. The rapid pace of technological change requires everyone to continue learning throughout life and this book questions the effectiveness of current employee learning in most organizations. Conversely, the new lifelong learning model described in this book has been proven very successful and less costly than existing systems. This highly readable book is amply illustrated with many practical examples and case studies based on the author's experience as a training manager in a large North American engineering company.

This book questions the effectiveness of current employee learning in most organisations and presents an alternative framework model, which is less costly and more successful. Many practical examples of successful approaches are give in a highly readable format, with many diagrams.

'the book will be helpful to young and mature engineers in advancement of their careers. The format of the book, moving from beyond the classroom, progressing right through the main features of skill for developing engineers is well researched and explained. The section 'Mechanisms for Advanced Learning' was of particular interest.'

• Part 1: An innovative model
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Moving beyond the classroom
• Chapter 3: Management roles
• Chapter 4: Mechanisms for advanced learning
• Chapter 5: Communicating the information
• Chapter 6: Employees own their own development
• Chapter 7: The supervisor's role
• Part 2: A few further applications
• Chapter 8: Rotational programs
• Chapter 9: Organizational assessment
• Chapter 10: Evaluating program effectiveness
• Chapter 11: There is no such thing as a free lunch