Industrial Training Research Articles

EMPOWERING MANUAL HANDLERS: A COMPREHENSIVE ERGONOMIC AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM IN PLASTIC MANUFACTURING KULAI, JOHORE

Background: Ergonomic awareness training programs are known for their methodical approach to identifying and mitigating workplace risks and have been associated with decreased Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). MSDs were prevalent in manufacturing including the plastic industry, causing significant health and economic impacts. However, research on ergonomic interventions in this sector is limited. Objective: The primary aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of ergonomic awareness programs among manual handling workers in the plastic tray manufacturing industry, with a focus on tasks related to forming and packing. Methods: This study was conducted in a plastic tray manufacturing facility in Kulai, Johor, that targeted workers involved in high-risk ergonomic tasks such as forming and packing, with exposure to ergonomic hazards for up to 12 hours daily. A total of 108 workers participated, receiving ergonomic awareness training and completing survey questionnaires. Results: The results revealed that post-training showed significant improvement (p<0.01) in workers' ergonomic awareness, indicating the effectiveness of the ergonomic training program in enhancing knowledge (t=12.92), attitudes (t=14.77), and practices (t=16.29). Conclusion: The findings highlight the critical role of enhanced ergonomic awareness in emphasizing the necessity for industry-specific, customized ergonomic training in the plastic tray manufacturing industry. It is suggested the implementation of these focused training programs to strengthen workplace safety and health, encourage ergonomic awareness, and lessen the long-term development of MSDs.

Benefits and impact of emergency training in a VR environment

This study addresses the critical need for realistic emergency training in industries where non-stationary conditions can quickly escalate into accidents or incidents. Real-life training is often impractical due to safety concerns and cost constraints. Consequently, incorporating immersive technologies into training curricula becomes crucial. This research explores participants' self-reflection on safety readiness during virtual reality (VR) emergency training and investigates the impact of interactive versus passive exposure to emergency situations in VR.Three distinct exposure methods were developed, varying in the degree of participant involvement. Surprisingly, no statistically significant differences were found among the groups, indicating a positive perception of VR emergency training regardless of the exposure method. Participants valued the opportunity to safely make mistakes, witness consequences, and repeat procedures in VR. They believed such training enhanced their real-life emergency responses by fostering calmness, quick thinking, and prudent reactions.However, some participants expressed skepticism, suggesting that VR training might not accurately simulate real-life stress conditions. Future research should explore the impact of photorealistic VR experiences on operators' perceptions and assess the benefits of additional efforts in VR development for emergency training.

Study on the Alignment Between Talent Training Directions and Employment Market Demands in the Landscape Architecture Industry

Currently, talent training in Chinese universities for landscape architecture is mainly divided into three directions: “landscape planning and design,” “landscape construction management,” and “landscape plant planting and maintenance.” However, with the background of the slowing urbanization process and the widespread demand for composite talents in society, it remains to be verified whether the traditional three major talent training directions in landscape architecture align with the job demands in the current construction market. Based on a survey and analysis of over 300 industry practitioners, this study found a clear trend of merging the three major employment directions into “landscape design and construction” and “landscape plant planting and maintenance.” This presents new requirements and directions for the skill training of landscape architecture majors in universities and provides insights into the alignment between talent training and employment demands in other industries.

Impact Of Industrial Training On Career Perspective Of Female Hotel Management Students With Reference To Haryana And Chandigarh Tricity Hotels

Impact Of Industrial Training On Career Perspective Of Female Hotel Management Students With Reference To Haryana And Chandigarh Tricity Hotels

Health and safety induction training in the construction industry: a review

Health and safety induction training in the construction industry: a review

Virtual Reality of Labless Foundry and Heat Treatment for Next Industrial Training

Virtual Reality of Labless Foundry and Heat Treatment for Next Industrial Training

Industrial Training in Polytechnics: Enhancing Diploma Student Learning

Industrial Training in Polytechnics: Enhancing Diploma Student Learning

Impact of Augmented Reality on Assistance and Training in Industry 4.0: Qualitative Evaluation and Meta-Analysis

In the context of Industry 4.0, industrial environments are at a crossroads, facing the challenge of greater flexibility and significant technical skills gaps. In this situs, Augmented Reality (AR) emerges as a transformative tool, enhancing the synergy between technical staff and emerging technologies. This article focuses on exploring the integration of AR in Industry 4.0, with a particular emphasis on its role in improving technical assistance and training. The research addresses the ways in which AR not only facilitates more efficient processes but also acts as an essential bridge for training and skills development in constantly changing technological environments. It investigates the significant impact of AR on both optimising work processes and training workers to meet the emerging challenges of Industry 4.0. Through a qualitative analysis, the studies are categorised according to their application domains, grouping them into specific thematic areas. Subsequently, a meta-analysis is conducted to determine the actual impact of AR in the sector. The findings reveal a positive and significant correlation between the implementation of AR and its effectiveness in assistance and training in the framework of Industry 4.0. Finally, the article delves into an analysis of current limitations and challenges, providing insights into possible developments and trends in the use of AR for assistance and training in Industry 4.0.

HRM practices in app work: exploring training and feedback in the food delivery ecosystem

Purpose This study aims to explore the human resource management (HRM) practices related to training and feedback in the app work industry, specifically in online food delivery service, and investigate the emotional and behavioral responses of gig workers. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a qualitative approach by interviewing 19 gig workers from six food delivery firms operating in different countries. Findings The results show limited training and feedback opportunities are provided to app workers, although the complexity of training and delivery methods differ across platforms. To address this shortage, app workers developed response strategies relying on social interaction. Research limitations/implications This study adds to the research on HRM practices in the gig economy by portraying the way in which training and feedback unfold in the food delivery app ecosystem and by disclosing the gig workers’ emotional and behavioral responses to it. Practical implications This study shows that the way training activities are currently designed may provide little value to the ecosystem and are likely to produce negative emotional responses in gig workers. Thus, platform providers may make use of these findings by introducing more transparent feedback and social learning opportunities. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first empirical studies on online delivery gig workers addressing specific HRM practices. It reveals significant insights for training and feedback, suggesting app economy characteristics strongly affect training and feedback practices for app workers.

KONTRIBUSI PENDIDIKAN DAN PENGALAMAN KERJA PRAKTIK TERHADAP KESIAPAN KERJA LULUSAN SMK

Vocational school graduates have one of the highest unemployment rates, which shows that vocational school graduates have not been able to meet the standards in the world of work. This study aims to determine the role of vocational schools in contributing to producing SMK graduates who are competent and have potential in the world of work. This research uses qualitative research methods based on literature review studies from various sources. The results of the study confirm that SMK graduates can become graduates who can compete and balance with the present with the experience gained in the implementation of Industrial Work Practices. The implementation of Industrial Work Practices activities is expected to have a good impact on SMK graduates to be able to adapt and be able to apply it in their workplace environment. Thus, the creation of this Industrial Work Practice training can foster a sense of mental readiness in students. It can provide a change to Human Resources in Indonesia so that they can be qualified and able to play an important role in the work industry.

Forge: A Tool and Language for Teaching Formal Methods

This paper presents the design of Forge , a tool for teaching formal methods gradually. Forge is based on the widely-used Alloy language and analysis tool, but contains numerous improvements based on more than a decade of experience teaching Alloy to students. Although our focus has been on the classroom, many of the ideas in Forge likely also apply to training in industry. Forge offers a progression of languages that improve the learning experience by only gradually increasing in expressive power. Forge supports custom visualization of its outputs, enabling the use of widely-understood domain-specific representations. Finally, Forge provides a variety of testing features to ease the transition from programming to formal modeling. We present the motivation for and design of these aspects of Forge, and then provide a substantial evaluation based on multiple years of classroom use.

Analysis of the Impact of Digital Competency Training, Job Happiness, and Employee Productivity on Turnover Rates in the Indonesian E-Commerce Industry

This quantitative study investigates the relationships between digital competency training, job happiness, employee productivity, and turnover rates in the Indonesian e-commerce industry. Data were collected from 128 employees working in various e-commerce companies through structured questionnaires. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was employed to analyze the data. Theresults reveal significant positive relationships between digital competency training and both job happiness and employee productivity. Furthermore, job happiness and employee productivity exhibit significant negative associations with turnover intentions. These findings highlight the importance of investing in digital skills development, fostering a positive work environment, and promoting employee productivity to reduce turnover rates in the e-commerce industry. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.

Deontic Knowledge Representation and Reasoning in Industrial Accident Prevention Training by Means of Time Travel Prevention Games

Industrial accident prevention is an issue of societal relevance to avoid loss of human lives, injuries, damage of installations, and financial losses. The authors deploy game-based training in virtual environments where trainees experience challenges of safe operation and disastrous self-induced accidents. Nothing is more affective and, thus, effective than a trainee’s own experience. Time travel prevention games are a game category particularly tailored to the needs of human players who look for opportunities to make good for a damage. Time travel pre-vention games for purposes such as accident prevention in the industries are ad-vantageous due to their conservation of resources including human health and lives. They are affective by allowing for unprecedented learner/player/trainee ex-periences and they are effective due to the fascination of application-oriented game play including opportunities to influence the fate, the latter being less close to reality, but the more attractive and worth telling. For optimal guidance to human trainees, the digital game system needs to learn about the trainees’ strength and weaknesses, about needs and desires. In terms of behavioral sciences, the system observing a human’s behavior hypothesizes theories of mind. In training games, modalities of events/actions are decisive. There are modalities of events/actions such as possibility, unavoidability, and the like as well as obliga-tions and oughts. Training aims at the emergence of cognitive states that are use-ful in practice. The system’s reasoning is deontic.

Penerapan Teknologi Realitas Virtual untuk Pelatihan Keselamatan Pekerja dalam Operasi Mesin Industri Berat

The application of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in worker safety training in heavy industries has been an intriguing subject of research in recent years. This journal article aims to provide a literature review on how VR is utilized in this context. The literature review method is employed to gather, evaluate, and synthesize findings from various related studies. This literature review reveals that the use of VR has proven effective in enhancing worker safety and operational skills in various heavy industries. By enabling training in a simulated virtual environment, VR technology can deliver realistic experiences without actual physical risks. Previous studies indicate that workers who receive VR training tend to have a better understanding of potential risks and safety procedures, leading to a decrease in accident rates. The advantages of VR also include its ability to provide repeatable training without significant additional costs. This allows workers to gain consistent hands-on experience, reinforcing their skills in hazardous situations. Thus, the use of VR in worker safety training in heavy industries promises significant benefits in efforts to improve worker safety and well-being.

The effect of job rotation on employee performance: the mediating role of HR strategy and training in the petrochemical industry

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of job rotation on employee performance and explores the mediating role of human resources (HR) strategy and training effectiveness on this relationship, within the petrochemical industry, which represents a highly specialist and hazardous industrial context.Design/methodology/approachData was collected through a questionnaire which was distributed among the experts working in an Iranian petrochemical organization. Previously validated scales were used to measure job rotation, employee performance, HR strategy and training effectiveness, and partial least squares structural equation modeling was used for hypothesis testing.FindingsThe research findings indicated that job rotation had a negative effect on employee performance, while training effectiveness and HR strategy positively mediated the relationship between job rotation and employee performance. This highlights the importance of ensuring effective training and a HR strategy to support job rotation of skilled and specialist employees.Practical implicationsManagers of employees in specialist and hazardous industries, such as petrochemical workers, interested in job rotation to support employee career development, should be mindful of potential negative implications on employee performance. To support and improve employee performance, job rotation should be considered alongside HR strategy and training.Originality/valuePrevious research has largely focused on the value of job rotation to develop managers’ organizational understanding and to reduce injury within blue-collar work, which has led to a paucity of research into job rotation within highly skilled and specialist industrial roles. It is highlighted within the literature that it remains unclear what supports effective job rotation. This study addresses this lacuna by investigating how job rotation affects employee performance in a highly skilled and specialized industry and how strategy and training effectiveness mediate this effect.

Supportive communication between apprentices and supervisors: development of a digital role play game

PurposeThis paper describes the development of a digital role play game (RPG) designed to help construction apprentices to better communicate with their supervisors about issues with the potential to impact on their physical and psychological health and safety.Design/methodology/approachA participatory approach was adopted to utilise the knowledge and insights of the target users to inform the digital RPG development. Apprentices and supervisors were interviewed to identify characteristics of effective supervisor-apprentice communication, which became the RPG’s learning objectives. The scenarios constructed in the RPG were drawn from lived experiences shared by the apprentices in the interviews. During the development process, consultations were conducted with an advisory committee comprising of apprentices and supervisors to improve the realism of the RPG scenarios.FindingsThree scenarios were developed for the RPG. In each scenario, players are asked to make decisions at various interaction points about how the characters should respond to the unfolding and challenging situations. Scripts were developed for the game, which were acted out and motion captured to animate digital MetaHuman characters embedded in a virtual construction site. Two example situations are introduced in this paper to illustrate the development process.Originality/valueTo our knowledge, the RPG introduced is one of the first applications of digital game-based training in the construction industry. The adoption of a participatory design approach ensures that the game content relates to real-world experiences. The digital RPG is highly interactive and engaging in nature and presents a novel approach to developing “soft” skills in construction.

Virtual, augmented reality and learning analytics impact on learners, and educators: A systematic review

AbstractVirtual and Augmented Reality technologies have emerged as promising tools in the education sector, offering new possibilities for immersive learning experiences. Many researchers have focused their research on examining the potential of these technologies in education from different perspectives. However, it was discovered that there are research gaps in current systematic reviews regarding the examination of the impact of Virtual, Augmented Reality and Learning Analytics utilization on various types of learners and educators across different educational systems, including K-12 Education, Higher Education, Vocational, and Industrial Training, in addition to the educational systems’ research tendencies and their adoption of these technologies. Therefore, our study aims to address these gaps by searching various studies in Google Scholar, Scopus, and the IEEE Xplore databases. By following the PRISMA protocol, 150 research papers were selected for analysis, and our findings show that improving motivation and attention, improving learners’ understanding & performance, and increasing knowledge retention are the most significant impacts on all types of learners. For educators, we found that these technologies have a prominent effect on assisting educators in teaching and training and reducing the burden. Furthermore, we discovered that Higher Education and Augmented Reality were the dominant educational system and the technology type in the selected studies. We also found that most Virtual and Augmented reality researchers preferred to use questionnaires and online surveys for data collection. We further identified that analyzing learners’ traces when interacting with Virtual and Augmented Reality applications can improve learners’ performance and learning experience. Our review offers valuable insights into how integrating these technologies with Learning Analytics can benefit learners and educators and how educational institutions and industrial organizations can take advantage of adopting these technologies.

Immersion or social presence? Investigating the effect of virtual reality immersive environments on sommelier learning experiences

ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of immersive experiences on sommeliers’ learning in the wine industry, specifically examining the role of immersion and social presence. With the growing prevalence of digitally enhanced wine experiences, such as virtual reality (VR), understanding the effects of immersion and social presence on sommeliers’ learning outcomes becomes crucial. Drawing upon research on immersive technologies like VR headsets and cave automatic virtual environments (CAVEs), the study explores their potential in creating immersive wine tasting experiences for sommelier learning. It addresses the limited research on the impact of VR on sommeliers’ learning and training. An experimental study is conducted with sommelier training students, yielding results that are discussed in relation to the wine industry's workforce training and customer engagement strategies. The paper concludes by acknowledging limitations and suggesting future research directions.

Updated core competencies in pharmacoepidemiology to inform contemporary curricula and training for academia, government, and industry.

The first paper to specify the core content of pharmacoepidemiology as a profession was published by an ISPE (International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology) workgroup in 2012 (Jones JK et al. PDS 2012; 21[7]:677-689). Due to the broader and evolving scope of pharmacoepidemiology, ISPE considers it important to proactively identify, update and expand the list of core competencies to inform curricula of education programs; thus, better positioning pharmacoepidemiologists across academic, government (including regulatory), and industry positions. The aim of this project was to update the list of core competencies in pharmacoepidemiology. To ensure applicability of findings to multiple areas, a working group was established consisting of ISPE members with positions in academia, industry, government, and other settings. All competencies outlined by Jones et al. were extracted from the initial manuscript and presented to the working group for review. Expert-based judgments were collated and used to identify consensus. It was noted that some competencies could contribute to multiple groups and could be directly or indirectly related to a group. Five core domains were proposed: (1) Epidemiology, (2) Clinical Pharmacology, (3) Regulatory Science, (4) Statistics and data science, and (5) Communication and other professional skills. In total, 55 individual competencies were proposed, of which 25 were new competencies. No competencies from the original work were dropped but aggregation or amendments were made where considered necessary. While many core competencies in pharmacoepidemiology have remained the same over the past 10 years, there have also been several updates to reflect new and emerging concepts in the field.

INNOVATION MODEL OF HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE HOTEL INDUSTRY FROM THE ASEAN STANDARD FRAMEWORK: A CASE IN NAKHON RATCHASIMA PROVINCE, THAILAND

From the current global changes and the rapid development of innovation and technology, personnel development according to the previous approach may be insufficient for work. It is necessary to increase the skills of the workforce and improve work efficiency for higher quality. This research aims to study the training and development of human resources in the hotel industry in Nakhon Ratchasima Province at present, to study innovations in training and human resource development in the hotel industry and the ASEAN hotel industry standard framework, and to propose the innovation model for training and development of human resources in the hotel industry from the ASEAN standard framework. The findings suggest implementing the innovation model of resources training and development in the hotel industry by integrating modern technology and training techniques into use in developing staff in various forms that are in accordance with the ASEAN standard framework and hotel service standards to increase the hotel service quality and staff performance. The quantitative approach was employed by using structural equation modeling for path analysis. The data was collected by using questionnaires from 400 samplings from hotel staff in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The model is consistent with empirical material in statistical significance. It can confirm that seven significant factors directly affect service performance which are job rotation, blended learning, practice training, classroom training, study tour for learning, learning through playing games, and teaching respectively and the new model was proposed for innovative development and training for the hotel staff. This research proposes an innovation process for hotels to implement the use of technology and techniques for human resources training and development. It can increase staff service performance, lead to positive guest experience and satisfaction, and lead to hotel revenue. However, the potential, the different hotel contexts and characteristics, and its organizational culture should be considered for the implementation.