Scenario-based learning for compliance training: examples that test judgement

Why Drillster is so much more than e-learning.

The COVID-19 crisis has huge implications for the airline industry. Besides the financial losses, the pandemic impacts the proficiency of pilots and cabin attendants. Since the start of the pandemic, US pilots have reported making more errors inflight due to being out of practice after being grounded as part of the COVID-19 restrictions. They felt ‘rusty’ after not flying for several weeks or months. At least a dozen ‘mishaps’ were reported to the anonymous Nasa Aviation Safety Reporting (ASRA) system.

Why less is more: the benefits of limiting learning content to crucial need-to-know information.

In 1972, a German science journalist built a system using a cardboard box and handwritten cards that changed the way we think about learning forever. Sebastian Leitner was a science communicator, and his method captured a truth that took researchers decades to fully explain: the timing of your review matters more than the hours you spend studying.

It’s time to bite the bullet: your organization wants to pursue a new method of keeping your staff’s skills up to scratch and being able to demonstrate those skills. After all, traditional learning methods based on exams and certificates don’t cut it when it comes to minimizing mistakes and accidents in the workplace. But there’s just one thing standing in the way of you completely abandoning old-fashioned learning methods altogether: authorities and regulators. They still require periodic certification to demonstrate employees’ competence through classroom training and/or exams. Or do they? Maybe there’s a way around this through dialog and discussion.

If you’ve ever felt the monotony of yet another multiple-choice question, it’s time to mix things up and explore the benefits of question variants.