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EDU Offers New Concept in Training
Author(s) -
Rentfrow Diane D.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2002.tb01641.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , lifelong learning , workforce , training (meteorology) , process (computing) , knowledge management , workforce development , business , medical education , public relations , psychology , pedagogy , engineering , political science , computer science , medicine , social psychology , physics , meteorology , law , operating system
This article describes an improved education and training program, called the Employee Development University, that Southern California Water Company instituted to establish an exceptionally motivated workforce with improved standards of integrity, professionalism, and competence. To create an improved training program, a shift was made from the traditional platform to a needs‐based platform, which seeks to instill within each employee a commitment for lifelong learning. This process encourages employees to be more proactive, to learn new skills that would help them during their entire lives, and to be accountable for learning these new skills.