Boost Productivity with Hands-On Process Technical Training

As a senior-level manager, one of your top priorities is recruiting and onboarding employees to meet your high standards for job performance. While it’s no secret that training and education is essential in this process, the available options don’t always provide the answer you’re looking for. 

Most workers learn and perform best from hands-on technical training. 

It’s for that reason that we’ve developed THE UNIT – our LIVE hands-on technical training lab open to all TechStar customers and their team members. 

While technical training is needed across a broad range of industries including software, engineering, accounting and marketing, we’ll be focusing specifically on hands-on training for process, instrumentation, and controls. 

Training in these areas requires hands-on learning because workers are using highly-specialized machines and equipment. Many of us learn best by seeing and doing, so THE UNIT hands-on learning lab allows you to practice, learn and test on our equipment before you take what you’ve learned back to your organization.

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What Should be Included in a Technical Training Curriculum?

Also referred to as specific vocational training, technical training includes the hard skills needed to perform a job adequately. These hard skills can easily be measured by managers to gauge proficiency. 

While all training is job and application specific, there are certain foundational items that should be included as part of a complete technical training curriculum. 

Basic Process Training: Instrumentation Measurement and Control Valve Management

Basic process training should cover application, hardware, installation, and performance of process measurement instrumentation and control valves. The disadvantages and advantages of various flow, level, pressure, and temperature measurements techniques will be covered in detail. 

Advanced (Custom) Process Training: Product and Organization-Specific 

In addition to basic process training, many organizations require more specialized training for their workers. For these situations, technical training courses can be customized to meet an organization’s needs.  

An example of advanced custom training would be a course on troubleshooting a problem with an existing machine in a customer’s workplace. 

Industry-Specific Technical Training Examples

Instrumentation 

Examples of instrumentation training include Safety Engineer Courses, a course on Pumps, Valves, and Pipelines, a course on Motors and Drives, and Petrochemical Refineries. 

Industry-Specific Technical Training Examples

Instrumentation 

Examples of instrumentation training include Safety Engineer Courses, a course on Pumps, Valves, and Pipelines, a course on Motors and Drives, and Petrochemical Refineries. 

Technical Training Methods

Offering a variety of training methods is a great way to allow organizations to choose the option that works best for them. Each method has pros and cons, so it’s important to learn the differences in order to make an informed decision. 

• In-Person (Classroom)

This is the classic classroom model. Peers are gathered together and taught by an expert. They have the opportunity to ask questions about the material being taught. This method is one of the better ways to teach large amounts of information, however, statistics show that retention is low with this method. 

• Online (Virtual)

This is similar to the classroom format, except that these trainings are attended virtually. This makes a great option for training workers who are in different locations. 

• Hands-On (Field or Lab)

Giving workers hands-on experience is one of the best ways to teach new processes, tools, and techniques. Hands-on learning lets workers experience a task in real-time, providing invaluable information for them to take with them back to the job. Simulators are often used in highly technical industries. For example, TechStar offers hands-on technical training using their Functional Verification Unit - or simply, THE UNIT, which is a live controlled environment that can duplicate process conditions of instrumentation and control systems. 

Benefits of Process Technical Training

Employee Benefits

• Improved Workplace Safety

• Maximum Productivity

• Employee Confidence, Satisfaction & Retention 

While workplace safety is a concern for every industry, there are specific industries where it is vital. A properly trained staff maximizes the safety environment, operations and all processes. 

Staff and equipment can be maximized for productivity and efficiency, saving time, money and energy, and maximizing profit. 

Well-trained employees show higher levels of confidence and job satisfaction with greater levels of job performance.  

Organization Benefits

• Increased Productivity and Efficiency 

• Scaled for Growth by Adopting New Tools and Methods 

• Attract High-Quality Workers 

Process technical training increases individual and collective productivity and efficiency.  

A frequently and well-trained workforce has the skills and confidence to learn and adopt new tools, allowing the organization to scale to new levels of growth and avoid the trap of legacy equipment and dated practices. 

Finally, top talent will be attracted to apply to your organization when there is a strong emphasis placed on employee engagement, satisfaction, education and advancement. Retention rates will rise, in turn, decreasing operational costs and increasing profitability. 

Organizations benefit from well-trained employees, having observed up to a 50% increase in engagement and retention.

Browse Our Extensive Research & Training Library

Our research library is chock full of tips and how-to’s on equipment monitoring and calibration, including guides, white papers, one-sheeters, and video demonstrations. 

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ADDITIONAL LEARNING: 

• VIDEO: One-Tool Solution for Process Communication
• TechStar One Sheet: Waste and Wastewater Solutions
• TechStar One Sheet: Mobile Gas Detection
• VIDEO: Gas Calibration: Extend Performance and Reduce Operational Costs
  

Access the Best Hands-On Process Technical Training through TechStar

Here at TechStar, we know that process-specific, interactive training is the best way to ensure safety and high-quality, productive work. 

We also know that you can’t afford to interrupt your production for your employees to test out their new training and knowledge. 

For these reasons, we’ve developed The Unit lab, also known as the Functional Verification Unit. 

This state-of-the-art hands-on lab and classroom setting allows us to get process and product specific with our technical training. 

• Real-Life Environment Mimics Your Organization’s Specific Process Needs 
• Employees Test and Troubleshoot Problems and Practice Process-Specific Training Methods 
• Safe, All-Inclusive Environment 
• Avoid Interruptions to Your Organization’s Productivity 
• Better Prepare Workers for Real-World Jobsite Problems 
• Boost Workers’ Confidence and Ability to Repair, Troubleshoot, and Problem Solve 

This advanced, specific technical training will help take your organization to the next level in growth, productivity, safety and efficiency. 

For more information about our process technical training at THE UNIT, schedule time to meet with Emily Jones, TechStar’s Customer Experience Coordinator.

Emily works closely with our customer base, corporate trainers and manufacturers in continuing to develop and expand our technical training offerings.

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Book time on Emily’s calendar to discuss:

• Specific training and development needs/objectives for personnel
• Custom training courses tailored to your company’s specific equipment needs
• Training options onsite at your location or TechStar Training Center Locations

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