When I received my OSHA 10 training, I remember a few components that were useful and a few that were not. One component that was beneficial was the training clearly outlined what we would be covering and what we need to take away from the training. It communicated the relevance of the training, and it made the content meaningful. One drawback to this training was that it was over the computer so there was no human interaction. It’s a 10-hour course so it was challenging to not get distracted. When I think about my Oregon Flagger training the course was held in person with the presenter and was much more attention-grabbing because we could have conversations about real experiences. It was also much shorter only like 2-3 hours which made it more bearable.
Almost all the other training I have experienced in my experience has been on-the-job training where you are kind of just thrown into the fire. Granted I was not doing anything overly complex I was just a laborer, but this hands-on training benefited me greatly. I was able to adapt almost any skill after trying at it for a day or so and everyone I worked with had their own little tricks to make the work easier. This is also the quickest way to get feedback and trust me the guys I worked with let me know pretty quick how I was doing something wrong or going to potentially mess something up by doing it that way.