Beneficial vs. Non-beneficial Training
Beneficial Training Experience
One beneficial training experience that I had was when I had to get CPR certified for work. When I got to the office to take the class to become CPR certified, there was a group of us employees that had the same goal of getting our CPR certificate. We first had to sit through a presentation on why it is important and the effectiveness of becoming CPR certified in the construction industry. The presentation was very informational and provided us with crucial information of when to perform CPR and how it could potentially injure the person receiving it. After the presentation, we got to do some hands on practicing some test dummies which taught us the proper rhythm and technique to effectively perform CPR in the event it was needed. We also got hands on experience on how to properly use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which required us to work in groups and communicate when use the AED in between the resuscitation.
One training or learning experience that I did not find very beneficial was taking a bacc core class here at OSU. I did not find this class very beneficial because all we did were required readings and discussion boards which can get repetitive after a while. After reading this weeks learning materials, I would have liked to see more hands on discussions on how the concepts we are learning can relate to the real world rather than just analyzing stories that are not real. There was also no group work or activities in that class which also did not make it exciting or engaging. To me, and effective training class would have to be more engaging to encourage me to want to learn more about the subject.