Some training is better when it’s hands on
Some lessons are more impactful when they are hands on.
At Winslow, we lean heavily into the experiential learning model, favouring hands-on experience and on-the-job learning where possible for the development of our teams.
Dioramas are a learning tool created to tabletop working on our sites.
“A diorama is a complete scenario, representing a complete aspect of the learning objective.
It is three dimensional and is hands on,” said Winslow Group’s Instructional Designer Paul Moody.
“In this case the learning objective is to determine what safety controls are required to make the site safe and how they should be situated.
“We can also quickly change the conditions of the scenario to showcase different situations and how they should be handled.”
Learning and Development Business Partner Caden Harte said a recent request for asset protection training from Anthony Sutera, National HSE Manager – Residential came with an extra requirement – “make it impactful, and make it hands on”.
“Paul responded by putting down his eLearning authoring tools and packing his desk with glue, paint, odds and ends raided from a hobby store, and a scale model Excavator graciously gifted for this project by Case Construction Equipment,” Caden said.
The result? A 1/50th scale diorama of a site showcasing trenching next to overhead powerlines.
The diorama comes with accompanying training aimed at identifying hazards, assessing risk, and implementing controls.
At a recent training session for our Site Leadership Program, we had the privilege of hosting Rob Oldfield from Energy Safe Victoria and Michael Welsh from Before You Dig Australia.
On display was the site diorama created by Paul, a learning tool created to tabletop working around live services.
Future Site Leadership Program attendees will utilise this training tool in their Locate, Prove & Protect Services module, where from the safety of the training room they can take what they have learnt and practically apply it.
Learning by doing – the Winslow Way.