7 Reasons To Add Microlearnings To Your Training Program
Micro learning training videos are becoming more and more popular in the safety industry. This new style of training is an excellent way to share hyper-focused content with your employees.
So what exactly is a “micro learning” and how do you use it?
Micro learnings break down typical training topics into short, bite-sized modules. They’re usually less than 5 minutes long each. They focus on one concept or skill, ensuring that viewers understand and retain the message. The benefits of micro learnings go beyond just having shorter training videos.
Here are 7 reasons why you might want to consider adding micro learnings to your company’s safety training program.
1. Micro Learnings Help Reinforce Safety Messages
A micro learning course could be used as refresher training to remind workers of important safety topics in short, easy-to-absorb pieces. For example, OSHA organized a “National Stand Down” from May 3rd-7th for preventing workplace falls. You could incorporate different?micro learnings on fall protection?to be sent out each day of the week as a hyper-focused refresher topic.
2. They Help Overcome Short Attention Span Problems
Bite-Sized training videos are better suited for today’s learners. A micro learning course gets directly to the point. It doesn’t have long, drawn-out concepts and “filler” content that you might find in other lecture-style trainings.
3. Micro Learnings Can Be Completed In the Field
Accessing micro learnings from a smartphone or tablet makes it convenient for workers to complete their training in the field. There are several apps and options available these days for making your safety training available on a mobile device.
4. Micro Learnings Help Boost Knowledge and Retention
Because the courses include information on what is truly necessary for that topic, a micro learning can help boost knowledge and retention. The short, easy-to-digest content allows workers to remember what they’ve learned.
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5. They Can Be Used for Quick Interventions
OSHA recommends you provide refresher training after an incident. Let’s say you have an accident or near miss involving a forklift in your warehouse. Instead of scheduling the employee to go through the entire forklift training all over again, you can send them micro learnings on the specific topics that pertain to the incident.
6. Enhance Your Regular Safety Training with Micro Learnings
A micro learning video can be a great way to kickoff a safety meeting. You could also use them throughout the day to wake up and engage your employees. High quality video can help refocus and motivate workers.
7. Employees Prefer Shorter, More Engaging Content
Workers are much more likely to stay engaged during a training if it only lasts a few minutes instead of an hour. In today’s world, we’ve grown used to short, concise content and immediate gratification.
These are all perfect examples of why you should consider implementing micro learnings at your organization.?The bottom line?
Micro learnings help create a more effective safety training program.
Check out AP Safety Training’s?extensive library of micro learnings?on the following topics:
Contact us today to learn more about how you can implement these short, hyper-focused videos into your training program.