Fall protection
It's not a compliance exercise. It's a design problem.
Course designSafety standards and complianceFall protection
I used to perform as a dancer.
Teaching a course I've never taught before
Today I’m teaching a course I’ve never taught before.
I finally believe that I'm good at what I do
Instructor developmentFall protection
I'm really good at what I do.
Premium positioning requires premium clarity
Running a training businessFall protection
This week I made a mistake on a sales call. A prospect asked why our Fall Protection Instructor program is $2,500 when another provider is roughly half that.
Applying for Ontario approval of our fall protection course
Safety standards and complianceFall protection
We (Haland Learning) are applying to have our Fall Protection training approved by the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
This one page took 5+ hours: behind the scenes of course building
Stories from behind the scenes when building courses: I’m neck deep in a complete rebuild of our fall protection training.
Teach it, fix what doesn't work, repeat until awesomeness
We’re eyeballs deep in getting our new fall protection course ready-to-go.
Which topics should we cover in each module?
Something as inane as… “which topics should we cover in each module?”
We only use a handful of engagement strategies, but they work
Teaching and facilitationFall protection
#1 Search & Discuss Students are provided with a question, asked to search for examples or ideas, then discuss.
Distilling 45 pages of regulatory wording into a single page
Course designSafety standards and complianceFall protection
It takes us (Haland Learning) a LONG time to create simple learning activities.
If it doesn't add value, we get rid of it
We’re giving our Fall Protection course (Version 3.3) it’s first test run today.
What "approved" training actually means in BC
Safety standards and complianceFall protection
Our Fall Protection Course recently passed the vetting process at the BC Construction Safety Alliance.
Three instructor skills: ego, self-reflection and managing questions
Instructor developmentFall protection
We're running a Fall Protection Instructor class this week with a great client.
Course material should not remain static
Course designSafety standards and complianceFall protection
Some of the things occurring with our existing Fall Protection User course: