Tooling U's Competencies Guide Effective Training

As any educator will attest, the most effective way for students to absorb new information is through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on practice. Tooling U is built around this idea, providing you the materials to guide your training program in and out of the classroom. With our competency models, Tooling U provides guidance for hands-on training to help you run the most effective training program for your company or school.

When setting up a training program, competencies help establish a baseline for training your students. Once a student completes a competency, you can be confident knowing the student has exactly the experience and knowledge necessary to not only join the workforce, but succeed in the workforce. Competencies are designed around industry-specific jobs to ensure proper curriculums for each position. Students learn the essentials in Tooling U classes, and get the hands-on experience applying that knowledge as guided by the competency model.

For someone looking to run a training program, the headache of coordinating online training with offline practice is alleviated by using competencies. Competencies allow you to track hands-on progress in the same place as you track test grades in a centralized Learning Management System (LMS). Using Tooling U's LMS makes tracking your entire training program simple by keeping your results centralized and easily accessed.

Tooling U's competencies are available for use right now, and more job titles are being added regularly. For more information on how competencies work, go online and visit www.toolingu.com/competencies.

Upcoming Dates

Tooling U continues to travel all over the nation for trade shows and conferences. If you are attending any of the following shows, please stop by our booth.

1. Best Plants
   1. April 27 - April 29, Nashville, TN
   2. Booth 510
   3. www.iwbestplants.com
2. Walco Open House
   1. May 7 - May 8, Chicago, IL
   2. www.walcotool.com
3. ASTD Conference & Expo
   1. May 31 - June 3, Washington DC
   2. Booth 1319
   3. www.astd.org
4. Medical Design & Manufacturing East
   1. June 9 - June 11, New York, NY
   2. Booth 2664
   3. www.mdmeast.com

Tooling U Best Practices: On the Go? Try TU Mobile.

If you are constantly on the go, but need to access Tooling U, TU Mobile is perfect for you. TU Mobile can be used by students and administrators on any internet-ready mobile device. Students can complete classes and take final exams anywhere. Administrators can check reports to track student progress and even add new students. To use TU Mobile, go online and visit www.toolingu.com/mobile.