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Proactive Technologies Report – April, 2024

Thinking Holistically About Worker Development by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.®  Every potential worker and incumbent worker possess enormous value, waiting to be first developed then realized. Too often the opportunity is lost at development, and the value…

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Proactive Technologies Report – March, 2024

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,…

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Proactive Technologies Report – February, 2024

Even the Best Written Work Instruction Is No Replacement for Structured On-the-Job Training by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.®  If you’ve ever had the opportunity to assemble a toy or piece of furniture by the included instructions, you’ll…

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Proactive Technologies Report – January, 2024

From Innovation to Implementation – Success Depends on Preparedness of Those Executing by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® How often does a product or service go straight from research and development to service implementation or product production? A…

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Proactive Technologies Report – December, 2023

Tracking Documented Worker Capacity and Value Growth by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® It is difficult for any operations manager to justify investments in worker training to the accounting manager. Without empirical evidence, the institutionalized belief by accountants…

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Proactive Technologies Report – November, 2023

We Have Enough Evidence: Without Employer-Based Structured OJT, Worker Development Falls Way Short by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® As a nation, we have become accustomed to kicking the can down the road. Maybe not deliberately, we appear…

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Proactive Technologies Report – October, 2023

The Good News, Enormous Employer Wealth is Waiting to be Harvested by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® The good news for employers is that there is a tremendous amount of wealth yet to be harvested under the very…

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Proactive Technologies Report – September, 2023

A Training Approach That Should Make the Bean Counters Happy by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® Whether out of indifference or lack of awareness, it is an unspoken truth that more and more employers have been neglecting their…

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Proactive Technologies Report – August, 2023

Is “Better Marketing” the Solution to Employer’s Apathy Toward Worker Training? by Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® Sometimes taking marketing efforts and spending up a notch is the answer to sagging sales. Sometimes it is just more money…

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Proactive Technologies Report – July, 2023

You’ve Cut the Training Budget, Then Cut Employees…Now What? By Dean Prigelmeier, President of Proactive Technologies, Inc.® Layoffs are a traditional business solution to cutting costs in response to a softening of the market or unexpected erosion of the underlying…

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

    7:00 am-7:45 am
    2026-11-05

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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


    PTI1008 - Preparing Workers for Change and Growth: Using Lulls to Increase Your Worker's Capacity and ROI

    9:00 am-9:45 am
    2026-11-05

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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 programs and supporting them for employers across all industries. This approach uses the “accelerated transfer of expertise system™” to quickly and completely train each incumbent worker to full job mastery. When change settles and growth returns, new-hires can be quickly developed to full job mastery to support expansion and cross-training of each worker conducted and controlled.  Program supports ISO/AS/IATF and Nadcap compliance requirements for “knowledge(expertise)” capture, and process-based training and record keeping.  Approx. 45 minutes


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

    1:00 pm-1:45 pm
    2026-11-05

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    The Crash of 2008, the Covid-19 Pandemic and mergers/acquisitions have caused disruptions to business strategies 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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