Retraining Program Research Articles

Digital technologies in the industry: application of immersive training technologies in the oil and gas complex

The article substantiates the need to apply training and retraining programs for personnel for permanent work in the Arctic using digital technologies, namely VR / AR / MR technologies. The geopolitical features of the Arctic zone, difficult climatic conditions do not allow directly practicing the development of professional competencies and, therefore, require the introduction of a multi-stage system of personnel training using technologies of approximate reality. Such requirements for the personnel training system predetermine the need to search for relevant digital technologies that can create conditions that are as close as possible to the conditions of professional activity in hard-to-reach Arctic regions. When forming a personnel training / retraining system for oil and gas enterprises, in addition to the specified specific working conditions, it is also necessary to take into account the sectoral features of oil and gas enterprises, which also forms a number of functional requirements for the selection of relevant digital tools, the main of which for personnel training can be considered immersive technologies. Based on the above, the paper analyzes the use of immersive technologies by oil and gas enterprises, a comparative analysis of the directions of using immersive technologies in personnel training at oil and gas enterprises, identifies the positive and negative aspects of using VR / MR / AR technologies.

Transformation of the National Educational System in the context of decentralization

The article considers the main aspects and problems of transforming an educational network in the current context of decentralization. Reference is made tothe urgent need of restructuring the responsibilities in education management between the center and regions providing the latter with independence in finances, organization and management at the regional level. It is emphasized that extending powers of the local executional bodies in management of educational institutions is the primary purpose of decentralization process. There was examined a pattern of decentralizing the basic education in Poland, according to which it was recommended to oblige the local self-government bodies to implement the education politics according to the local needs, finding the school administration and continually appraise the quality of education. It has been observed that currently the essential functions of state in education are assigned to the regional state administrations, regional and local educational departments. The local authorities are burdened with responsibilities of financing and providing the social security for children, defining the network of training institutions, maintaining their records and performing control over their activities. The author points out that at present the local and regional authorities duplicate the functions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, which is non-effective. The author believes that the local government officials are able to perform political management well up to the officials of educational departments and administrations. However, prior to assignment of new obligations, it is necessary to develop and implement an effective retraining program for personnel and staff of the municipal structures. There have been reviewed the results of the pilot project: «Decentralization: education reforms at the local level», which experts had been analyzed the consistency of educational network. It pointed to the major areas of concern for the education reforms in local communities, namely a significant expense side of budget for education financing, low level of education in rural students according to the data obtained from the independent external assessment, and lack of subject oriented teachers. The author makes a conclusion that the purpose of decentralization in education should be an overall improvement of educational services and be based upon the following basic principles: students’ right to have a free choice of educational institution, equal access to good-quality education services, decent conditions to develop their abilities, improving the quality and efficiency of the educational process, effective use of types of resources.

Выявление отношения педагогов дошкольных образовательных организаций к проблеме духовности физической культуры (Identifying the Attitude of Teachers of Preschool Educational Organizations to the Problem of Spirituality of Physical Culture)

Russian Abstract: В статье раскрывается проблема выявления отношений сотрудников дошкольных образовательных организаций к проблеме физической культуры дошкольников. English Abstract: The article provides an analysis of the results of a survey of teachers of educational organizations, conducted in the framework of the study of the problem of spirituality of physical education of preschool children. On the basis of the data the authors draw conclusions about the need to improve the professional competence of teachers, the development of retraining and advanced training programs for kindergarten teachers and physical education instructors, parents of preschool children, conducting targeted work with preschool children, aimed at the education of value attitude to their health.

Effectiveness of a self-management retraining program improving the quality of life of people receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

People receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are often faced with technical difficulties while performing self-dialysis, which can compromise outcomes and health-related quality of life. This mixed-methods exploratory sequential study aims to implement a repeated-measures experimental design to assess the effectiveness of a self-management retraining program. The sample consisted of 41 participants living with chronic kidney disease aged 20 to 80 years who were receiving CAPD. Participants were purposively selected and randomized into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the self-management retraining program. The control group received standard care. We compared health-related quality of life, self-management behavior, and perceived self-management self-efficacy levels at baseline and 3 and 6 months after enrollment. Participants demonstrated statistically significant increases in self-management behavior (medical adherence) and mental health status. Perceived self-efficacy in self-management was improved; however, this change did not reach statistical significance. We conclude that an self-management retraining program can improve self-management, self-efficacy behaviors, and health-related quality of life in persons receiving CAPD.

The impact of vocational training or retraining on professional activities of older people

According to statistics, the number of people aged 60+ worldwide will double by 2050. In Russia, in connection with the change in federal legislation, the problem of the labor activity of older people is being updated. According to these data, governments of different countries are taking more and more measures to ensure the employment of older people. Lifelong learning provides an opportunity for older people to work especially in the workplace, where labor requirements and competencies are constantly changing. The purpose of this study is a theoretical analysis of the impact of vocational training and retraining on the work of older people. During the survey of respondents, three main types of barriers to participation in vocational training were identified: situational, institutional, and dispositional. During the investigation, a complex analysis was used, which includes the socio-demographic, socio-gerontological, statistical-economic, sociological, socio-psychological approaches, as well as sociological methods including the method of observation and conversation for obtaining, processing and interpreting information were used. The results indicate that vocational training and retraining of older people is an important factor in their participation in work. The low coverage of older people with vocational education and retraining programs can be overcome by popularizing vocational education as a tool for developing a career, preventing a career decline, and adapting older people to the labor market.

Pelvic floor physical therapy in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction in women.

To describe the principles of pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT), review the evidence for PFPT as a treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction, and summarize the current recommendations for PFPT as a first-line conservative treatment option for pelvic floor disorders. Pelvic floor dysfunction can cause voiding and defecation problems, pelvic organ prolapse (POP), sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain. PFPT is a program of functional retraining to improve pelvic floor muscle strength, endurance, power, and relaxation in patients with pelvic floor dysfunction. Based on the available evidence, PFPT with or without supplemental modalities can improve or cure symptoms of urinary incontinence, POP, fecal incontinence, peripartum and postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction, and hypertonic pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic floor myofascial pain, dyspareunia, vaginismus, and vulvodynia. Currently, there is conflicting evidence regarding the effectiveness of perioperative PFPT before or after POP and urinary incontinence surgery. PFPT has robust evidence-based support and clear benefit as a first-line treatment for most pelvic floor disorders. Standards of PFPT treatment protocols, however, vary widely and larger well designed trials are recommended to show long-term effectiveness.

Effectiveness of Attributional Re-training on Academic Emotions and Problem-solving in Pharmacy and Nursing Students at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Background & Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an attributional re-training (AR) program on the academic emotions and problem-solving in pharmacy and nursing students in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a trial study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population included all pharmacy and nursing students in the first semester of 2018-2019. In total, 72 subjects were selected by random sampling and divided into two test and control groups of 36. The participants in the test group attended seven AR sessions, and data were collected using the academic emotions and problem-solving questionnaires before the intervention, and one month after the program. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 23 using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance. Results: Analysis of covariance showed that the AR program had a significant effect on the problem-solving process (P<0.05) while having no significant impact on academic emotions. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, AR programs can be used as a suitable intervention to help the problem-solving process in students.

Effects of Vocational Re-training on Employment Outcomes Among Persons with Disabilities in Germany: A Quasi-Experiment

Purpose To investigate how completing vocational re-training influenced income and employment days of working-age people with disabilities in the first 8 years after program admission. The investigation also included the influence of vocational re-training on the likelihood of receiving an earnings incapacity pension and on social security benefit receipt. Methods This retrospective cohort study with 8 years follow up was based on data from 2399 individuals who had completed either a 1-year vocational re-training program (n = 278), or a 2-year vocational re-training program (n = 1754) or who were admitted into re-training but never completed the program (n = 367). A propensity score-based method was used to account for observed differences and establish comparability between program graduates and program dropouts. Changes in outcomes were examined using the inverse probability-weighted regression adjustment method. Results After controlling for other factors, over the 8 years after program admission, graduates of 1-year re-training, on average, were employed for an additional 405 days, 95% CI [249 days, 561 days], and had earned €24,260 more than without completed re-training, 95% CI [€12,805, €35,715]. Two-year program completers, on average, were employed for 441 additional days, 95% CI [349 days, 534 days], and had earned €35,972 more than without completed re-training, 95% CI [€27,743, €44,202]. The programs also significantly reduced the number of days on social-security and unemployment benefits and lowered the likelihood of an earnings incapacity pension. Conclusion Policies to promote the labor market re-integration of persons with disabilities should consider that vocational re-training may be an effective tool for sustainably improving work participation outcomes.

스마트공장 도입의 효과와 정책적 함의 (Smart Factory: Economic Impacts and Policy Implications)

스마트공장 도입의 효과와 정책적 함의 (Smart Factory: Economic Impacts and Policy Implications)

Teachers Utilization of Instructional Materials for Effective Teaching of Business Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Delta State

This study examined teachers’ utilization of instructional materials for effective teaching of business studies in junior secondary schools in Delta State. The study was guide by three research questions. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. Population for the study consisted of 665 business studies teachers in the 448 public junior secondary schools in Delta State. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 50% of 333 out from 665 business studies teachers from 224 public junior secondary schools in Delta State. A questionnaire titled: Teachers’ Utilization of Instructional Materials for Teaching Business Studies Questionnaire (TUIMTBSQ), containing 38 items was used in conducting the study. Both the validity and reliability of the research instrument were established. Data were analyzed using mean score at 2.50 rating and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed among others that business studies teachers’ utilization of instructional materials such as printed and non-printed materials for effective teaching of the subject in junior secondary schools in Delta State was to a low extent, which was minimal. The study recommended among others that: State Government and State Education Board should support teachers’ utilization of printed and non-printed instructional materials in business studies through adequate funding and procurement of materials needed in teaching business studies in the junior secondary schools in Delta State. Principals should also improvise the required printed and non-printed instructional materials for business studies teachers in the school. This must be accorded with constant supervision and continuous staff training and retraining programmes that will improve teachers’ utilization of printed and non-printed technological devices that will aid effective teaching in the classroom.

Models and mechanisms for managing competencies of IT services users

The subject of the article is the models and mechanisms for managing the competencies of IT services users applied as intellectual support of decision-makers on issues of professional retraining and professional development of personnel. Models and mechanisms correspond to two problem situations, requiring, respectively, the implementation of a unified or personalized approach to the competencies formation, and are an integration of expert information, models of scalar and vector optimization, game models, as well as discrete optimization methods, simulation and game modeling. The use of the proposed models and mechanisms is demonstrated by examples of the formation of professional retraining and development programs for users of ERP system. However, they can be used to manage the competencies of specialists in other fields.

Internet Skills for Expediting Students’ Learning

The accomplishment of any educational system despite the strategic design depends to a large extent on the quality of teachers. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the internet skills needs of vocational and technology teachers to facilitate students’ learning in Nigeria technical and vocational institutions. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study consisted of 215 technology and vocational education teachers from Six (6) south western states of Nigeria. A research question was developed to guide the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents which was duly validated by experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items at 0.91. Data collected were analysed through Confirmatory factor Analysis (CFA) using Statistics Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Analysis Moment of statistics (AMOS). After a preliminary analysis (descriptive), data from respondents were found suitable for inclusion in Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The CFA was performed and the results of the analysis support the one-factor model of the internet skills component for facilitating students’ learning. The study found that technology teachers require nine (9) internet proficiencies under investigation. Thus, it was recommended that conferences, workshops, seminars, training and retraining programmes should be organized at regular interval for teachers in order to enhance their competency for the purpose of boosting their performance in teaching.

Post nerve transfer neuroplastic motor retraining program in adults with traumatic brachial plexus injury: A physiotherapist’s perspective

Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury is a devastating, acquired peripheral nerve injury seldom due to road traffic accidents, involving young males, especially riding two wheelers. Recent epidemiological studies undertaken in Indian population suggest a 30% increase in the occurrence of traumatic brachial plexus injury over the years. There has been an advent of a lot of new surgical techniques for the treatment of traumatic brachial plexus injury, nerve transfers being one of them if the patient falls within the criteria’s of carrying out a nerve transfer. As a physiotherapist rehabilitating these surgical procedures, one needs to have a thorough understanding of the anatomical aspects of the surgery and how to go about the rehabilitation of the same. Thus the aim of this narrative report is to discuss the rehabilitation techniques followed over a decade at a government tertiary care hospital leading to successful rehabilitation of traumatic brachial plexus injury patients. Keywords: Nerve transfers, Rehabilitation, Traumatic brachial plexus injury.

Employers’ preferences for IT-retrainees: evidence from a discrete choice experiment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) on the competencies of potential information technology (IT)-retrainees. The results give insights in the monetary value and relative returns to both soft and hard skills.Design/methodology/approachThe authors apply a DCE in which the authors propose seven pairs of hypothetical candidates to employers based in the municipality of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These hypothetical candidates differ on six observable skill attributes and have different starting wages. The authors use the inference from the DCE to calculate the marginal rates of substitution (MRS). The MRS gives an indication of the monetary value of each skill attribute.FindingsEmployers prefer a candidate who possesses a degree in an exact field over a similar candidate from another discipline. Programming experience from previous jobs is the most highly valued characteristic for an IT-retrainee. Employers would pay a candidate with basic programming experience a 53 percent higher starting wage. The most high-valued soft skill is listening skills, for which employers are willing to pay a 46 percent higher wage. The results of this paper show that both hard and soft skills are important, but not all soft skills are equally important.Originality/valueThe results on the returns to skills provide guidelines to tailor IT training and retraining programs to the needs of the business environment. A key strength of this paper is that the authors have information on the preference orderings for different skills and kinds of experience.

Practice of Use of Professional Standard While Developing Program of Professional Retraining on Ecological Safety

the article considers the practice of the use of the professional standard “Specialist on ecological safety (in industry)” while realizing professional retraining of specialists and organizations on ecological safety. On the basis of this standard the program of professional retraining is developed. The curriculum and the fund of rating means are given. The material may be interesting for the people, providing professional training, retraining of specialists on ecological safety.

Session Ii: Capitalism and Social Insurance

In what Jeff Gordon describes as “the great risk shift,” large U.S. companies have responded during the last 50 years to the forces of globalization and increased pressure from investors by transferring the risks associated with product and worker obsolescence from their shareholders to their employees. Layoffs have generally meant very large, if not complete, losses of “firm‐specific investments” by displaced employees. And the problem is especially troubling in the U.S., where the employees of large companies lose not only their jobs and income streams, but also often their connection to their social network, to the entire system of social welfare and insurance that tends to be provided by large companies and the workplace.While applauding corporate retraining programs, Gordon suggests that individual company efforts are likely to be overwhelmed by the demand for such services. The solution accordingly lies in the form of government‐provided social insurance—in programs that, whether orchestrated and funded at the state or federal level, provide the most cost‐effective government “match” designed to ensure the preservation of human potential and lifetime earnings power of employees.

Being prepared for emergencies: a virtual environment experiment on the retention and maintenance of egress skills

The retention of safety-critical egress skills is an essential part of emergency preparedness on offshore petroleum platforms. Virtual environment (VE) training has been shown to be an effective method for teaching basic onboard familiarization and offshore emergency evacuation procedures. This technology has the potential to train crews before they are deployed offshore. This paper investigates the long-term retention and maintenance of emergency egress competence obtained using a virtual offshore platform. In particular, the research aimed to answer two questions: (1) what egress skills can be remembered after a period of 6 months? and (2) how effective is a VE-based retraining program at maintaining egress skills? A two-phased experiment was designed to first teach basic egress skills and subsequently assess skill retention after a 6- to 9-month period. The first phase of the experiment used a simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) pedagogical approach to teach naïve subjects the necessary spatial and procedural skills to evacuate safely. In the second phase of the experiment, the same 36 participants were tested after the retention interval on their ability to respond to a series of egress test scenarios. Participants who had trouble remembering the egress procedures were provided retraining on deficient skills. The results of the experiment indicate that emergency egress skills (both spatial and procedural knowledge) are susceptible to skill decay. This paper will highlight the skills that were most susceptible to skill fade after a period of 6 to 9 months and discuss the efficacy of the retraining participants received to return to competence.

Running biomechanics before and after Pose® method gait retraining in distance runners

ABSTRACT Pose® Method gait retraining has been claimed to modify running form and prevent injury. This study examined the running biomechanics before and after Pose® Method gait retraining. Fourteen runners underwent a 4-week Pose® Method gait retraining program delivered by a certified coach. Paired t-tests were employed to compare vertical average (VALR) and instantaneous loading rates (VILR), lower limb kinematics, footstrike angle and trunk flexion in the sagittal plane before and after the training. Kinetically, there were no significant differences in the VALR (p= 0.693) and VILR (p= 0.782) before and after the training. Kinematically, participants exhibited greater peak hip flexion (p= 0.008) and knee flexion (p= 0.003) during swing. Footstrikeangle also reduced significantly (p= 0.008), indicating a footstrike pattern switch from rearfoot strike to midfoot strike. There was no significant difference in the trunk flexion in the sagittal plane after training (p= 0.658). After a course of Pose® Method gait retraining, runners demonstrated a footstrike pattern switch and some kinematics changes at the hip and knee joint during swing. However, injury-related biomechanical markers (e.g., VALR and VILR) and the trunk kinematics remained similar after training. Runners may consider other gait retraining programs for impact loading reduction.

Ethical and Communicative Competence of Students: Ways of Formation and Development

The article considers the long-term practice in the area of ethical and communicative education of students of the Department of library-information resources of the East Siberian State Institute of Culture. The purpose of the work is to summarize the experience in formation and development of ethical and communicative competence of students. The authors describe the method of teaching the discipline “Ethics of library communication” and consider specific features of lectures and practical classes. The article characterizes the methods of work with full-time and part-time students, students of retraining and professional development programs at the example of use of interactive innovative technologies. The authors analyse the practice-oriented tasks aimed at diagnostics of various communicative and ethical characteristics of students and present the results of surveys of students of different forms of education about their culture of communication. The article describes the experience of using cases in the course of discipline study and the development of students’ draft codes of ethics of librarian and reader. The authors emphasize the importance of using a Cartesian rectangular coordinates system and drawing up a “Contract with the own Adult” for self-education of student, development of his critical thinking, ability to analyse and creative approach in library and information activities. The article raises the problems of verbal and nonverbal communication in the training of future specialists, as well as gives recommendations on the use of mind maps in the formation of librarian-communicator. The authors determine the importance of business game “Business etiquette” for the formation of pedagogical skills of students. The article underlines the necessity of development of ethical and communicative competences not only in the course of training sessions, but also through the involvement of students in scientific activities, in particular, when writing course and graduate qualification works. The authors analyse execution method and content of the work devoted to the topic “Netiquette. Network etiquette” and present the results of the student research conducted among the trainees in universities of the Republic of Buryatia.

DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN RUSSIA

The development of the digital economy can aggravate the existing problems of the Russian labour market (the high level of informal employment, low labour mobility, growth of precarious employment etc.), can cause a growth of technological unemployment. Automation and digitalization would change most task sets within particular occupations, would radically change distribution of workers by occupations. By 2022, about 53% of labour forces can be re-trained. The Russian employment services have to become an effective structure of mass retraining. The analysis of in-depth expert’s interviews reveals an organizations problem of retraining programs (the focus on the functional tasks of the employment services, the low efficiency of programs, the insufficient financing, the lack relations of the employment services with employers, etc). The authors focused on a problem of interaction between the federal level (Federal service of labor and employment) and regional departments and the employment services. Now, it is necessary to strengthen the role of the federal bodies for the formation of a proactive employment policy. This measure will help us to move from the existing fragmentation in employment management, to transfer the experience and knowledge of the Federal service to all regional structures. Active work of employment services will help to reduce social inequality, will not allow excluding a most of Russian workers from high-paid, high-tech branches of the digital economy.