Reality sets in when they return to the reactive environment prevalent in many facilities today. Outmoded systems, restrictive procedures, and firefighting mentalities strangle creative thinking and the application of new techniques. The changes in systems and procedures required to implement new skills in the field should be considered when training objectives and expectations are established. At a minimum, workers must be given the time to apply what they have learned. Administrative and procedural barriers should be removed and existing systems should be modified to support workers' efforts to affect change.
RCFA training is a good example.
In class, students are taught an analytical approach to problem solving. To implement these techniques in the field requires time, support systems, and a commitment to performing better, not faster. Even workers who truly want to apply their new training often are hesitant to do so because of the uncertainty of success. They are venturing into new territory and the outcome is unknown. There is risk.