Training In most occupations, developing skill and judgment comes with experience. Sometimes the same event followed by the same response elicits very different results. With practice, the differences in apparently similar events can be distinguished, as can the almost imperceptibly different responses. Where training events, responses or outcomes can be fatal or dangerous, the tendency is to minimize the training exposure but this comes at the risk of ill preparedness or high risk. In training situations not involving health and safety, but including operational performance, training costs can be substantially reduced and the exposure to training increased with the use of training simulations and simulators.
Simulators are generally expansive to purchase.
FTA plan to explore the feasibility of regional joint-use of simulators for a number of operating agencies. To order a hard copy, audio cassette or video tape, click on the link after the document title.