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Proactive Technologies Report – October, 2017

Understanding the Resistance to Training: Part 1, The Challenge by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. As with any club or organization, a business operation can be a fertile ground for the development of “turfs” and inter-departmental rivalries. We

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Proactive Technologies Report – September, 2017

Confusion Over What Constitutes “Training” is  Stumbling Block to Effective Strategies by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. For the anyone searching for information to help them choose a worker development strategy, a web search of “on-the-job training methods”

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Proactive Technologies Report – August, 2017

Supervisors and First Line Management Need Structured On-The-Job Training, Too by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. It seems every organization is scrambling to “lean” the operation these days. This implies producing the same amount of output, or more,

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Proactive Technologies Report – July, 2017

Economic Development Opportunities – An Important Incentive in Attracting Companies to Your Region by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. When organizations try to create new jobs in their area – working with companies that are considering moving to, expanding to

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Proactive Technologies Report – June, 2017

“Full Job Mastery” means “Maximum Worker Capacity” – A Verifiable Model for Measuring and Improving Worker Value While Transferring Valuable Expertise By Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. It is no secret that with the traditional model of “vocational”

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Proactive Technologies Report – May, 2017

A Simple, Low-Investment Solution to Closing Skill Gaps; New-hires and Incumbents by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. Proactive Technologies, Inc. has worked with many employers over the years, establishing and technically supporting cost-effective, task-based structured on-the-job training programs.

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Proactive Technologies Report – April, 2017

Proactive Technologies Announces Significant Discount Program – March 10th to April 30th, 2017! Free “No-Risk” Consultation Session – Witness Approach for One of Your Specific Job Classifications Before You Decide by Proactive Technologies, Inc. Staff Due to the success of

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Proactive Technologies Report – March, 2017

Proactive Technologies Announces Significant Discount Program – March 10th to April 31st, 2017! Free “No-Risk” Consultation Session – Witness Approach for One of Your Specific Job Classifications Before You Decide by Proactive Technologies, Inc. Staff Due to the success of

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Proactive Technologies Report – February, 2017

Tips for Establishing Your Company’s Training Strategy – Practical, Measurable, Extremely Economical and Scalable by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. For most companies, an in-house training center doesn’t have to be brick and mortar, and doesn’t necessarily require

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Proactive Technologies Report – January, 2017

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Best Wishes for a Bright and Prosperous 2017 from  PROACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.! Economic Development Opportunities – An Important Incentive in Attracting Companies to Your Region by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc. When organizations try to create new jobs in

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    PTI1006 - Building a Regional Workforce Development Infrastructure: Employer-Specific for Maximum Effectiveness and Lowest Investment

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    2025-05-06

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    (Mountain Time) The philosophy behind, and development/implementation of, structured on-the-job training; how any employer can benefit from the PROTECH© system of managed human resource development in more that just the training area; building related technical instruction/structured on-the-job training partnerships for employers across all industries one-by-one. How this can become a cost-effective, cost-efficient and highly credible workforce development strategy – easy scale up by just plugging each new employer into the system. When partnering with economic development agencies, and public and private career and technical colleges and universities for the related technical instruction, this provides the most productive use of available grant funds and gives employers-employees/trainees and the project partners the biggest win for all. This model provides the support sorely needed by employers who want to partner in the development of the workforce but too often feel the efforts will not improve the workforce they need. Approx. 45 minutes

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    PTI1004 - If You Can't Find Skilled Workers, Develop Your Own

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    (Mountain Time) This briefing explains the philosophy behind, and development/implementation of, structured on-the-job training; how any employer can benefit from the PROTECH© system of human resource development in more than just the training area. This model provides the lacking support employers, who want to be able to easily and cost-effectively create the workers they require right now, need. Program supports ISO/AS/IATF compliance requirements for “knowledge(expertise)” capture, and process-based training and record keeping.  Approx 45 minutes.

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    PTI1005 - Adding Employer-Specific Structured On-The-Job Training to Your Apprenticeships

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    (Mountain Time) The philosophy behind, and development/implementation of, structured on-the-job training; how any employer can benefit from the PROTECH© system of managed human resource development in more than just the training area; building related technical instruction/structured on-the-job training partnerships for employers across all industries and how it can become an cost-effective, cost-efficient and highly credible apprenticeship. Program supports ISO/AS/IATF compliance requirements for “knowledge(expertise)” capture, and process-based training and record keeping. When partnering with economic development agencies, public and private career and technical colleges and universities, this provides the most productive use of available grant funds and gives employers-employees/trainees and the project partners the biggest win for all. This model provides the lacking support needed to employers who want to easily and cost-effectively host an apprenticeship.  Approx. 45 minutes

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    PTI1007 - Structured On-the-Job Training Supports ISO/AS/IATF Process Training Requirement Compliance

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    (Mountain Time) The philosophy behind, and development/implementation of, structured on-the-job training; how any employer can benefit from the PROTECH® © system of managed human resource development in more that just the training area; building related technical instruction/structured on-the-job training programs and supporting them for employers across all industries. ISO/AS/IATF, Nadacp and similar quality programs have a requirement that: standardize work processes guide quality, auditable task performance; training matches the process; training is documented for each worker; and a system is in place to ensure all are up to date and in sync. This program supports ISO/AS/IATF and Nadcap compliance requirements for “knowledge(expertise)” capture. In addition to hiring, structured on-the-job training and performance evaluation instruments, PROTECH produces reports such as Technical Document (best practice for each task), Qualification/ Certification Checklists and more. One-revision updates all materials! Efforts like Lean, Kaisen, continuous improvement strategies all can render a lesser model obsolete and non-compliant in a few months. This model provides the lacking support needed to employers who want to easily and cost-effectively establish and maintain compliance. Approx. 45 minutes

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    PTI1001 - MA, OH, PA and SC Former Client Employers - Restart Your Organization's PROTECH®© Training Infrastructure

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    The Crash of 2008 and the Covid-19 Pandemic have caused disruptions to not just businesses, but the entire economy. Changes in company ownership can change in business strategy and training project support. During these disruptions, several Proactive Technologies projects were set-up for employers and ready to implement, or implementation started but paused temporarily, some indefinitely, as internal project knowledge and advocacy dissipated. Employee and management contacts were either laid-off, reassigned or retired. The significant value of what was established remains and Proactive Technologies saved each company’s data set up that point. Here is a chance to discover what was established, where we left off and what it would take to restart the program. The philosophy behind, and development/implementation of, structured on-the-job training; the many benefits from the PROTECH® © system of managed human resource development in more than just the training area; examples of projects with manufacturing and manufacturing support companies (aerospace, Tier-1 and 2 automobile suppliers, chemical companies, facilities maintenance companies, rubber/polymer manufacturers); compliance support provided by the system for ISO/AS/IATF and Nadcap quality programs as well as OSHA safety requirements; and how many structured on-the-job training programs were, or can be, unregistered apprenticeships or registered as apprenticeships.

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