A combination of online ergonomics training and real-world practice guided by experts is the fastest way to increase your team’s ergonomics capabilities. Read this article for more information on how to get your ergonomics training program up and running quickly.
Executing a sustainable ergonomics process requires your organization to develop ergonomics capabilities.
Developing any sort of organizational capability requires both knowledge and skills development. That is why training is such a high leverage activity: increased knowledge and skills result in higher capabilities that allow your organization to get more done more efficiently. They allow you to be more productive, in other words.
The same concept holds for developing your internal ergonomics capabilities. The question is: what is the fastest path to gaining the ergonomics knowledge and skills your team will need to be capable of sustaining a high performing ergonomics process?
The answer might be slightly different for every organization. It depends on your current ergonomics capabilities and maturity level. But generally speaking, a combination of online training and real-world experience guided by an expert is the fastest path to gaining ergonomics capabilities.
Develop knowledge with online ergonomics training
At the beginning of your team’s ergonomics journey, they’ll need to develop a baseline level of knowledge. They need to understand ergonomics at a high level; what it is, how it adds value to your operations, and what strategies and tactics are involved in the process. They also need to understand each tactical element with a certain level of detail; which assessment tools they should use, how to conduct assessments, how to design ergonomic improvements, and more.
When it comes to building this baseline level of knowledge, online ergonomics training is the way to go. It’s more efficient, more cost-effective, and team members have 24/7 access to it as a reference even after they’ve completed the training.
Develop skills with real world practice
This is where you have to distinguish the difference between knowledge and skills. It’s one thing to understand key concepts, it’s another thing entirely to execute tactics in the real world.
Skills are built through real world experience. Practice makes perfect, as they say.
At this stage of the learning journey, it’s extremely helpful to have an expert by your side. Being guided by an expert significantly reduces the learning curve as you will inevitably run into roadblocks, edge cases, and all of the ambiguous situations that training programs can’t possibly cover.
Knowledge + Skill = Capability
Developing internal ergonomics capabilities is about giving your team the knowledge and skills they need to be successful to meet their role in the ergonomics process.
The formula to get there?
Online training + real world practice guided by an expert = a capable ergonomics team.
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