CAMS Phase III Final Training Strategy
5 Learning Comprehension StrategyThe phased approach to training described in the previous section requires individuals to take ownership for ensuring their retention of CAMS knowledge. Consequently, it is essential that a focus be placed on knowledge comprehension and retention throughout the process. The illustration below depicts the proposed strategy for monitoring comprehension throughout the Phase III Training Program.
Trainees’ direct managers will have primary responsibility for monitoring individual comprehension and retention of CAMS training topics. The CAMS Implementation Team and System Experts will play a support role by administering training evaluations in the CAMS Lab during the months following classroom training and prior to implementation. Results from these evaluations will be forwarded to Group Managers. Additionally, Implementation Team members and System Experts will provide direct feedback to trainees on an ongoing basis.
Managers will ultimately decide if trainees are “job ready” by reviewing Learning Comprehension Agreements and training evaluation reports and considering trainees’ overall monthly CAMS Lab attendance. The ultimate test will be trainees’ ability to process transactions within CAMS beginning October 1, 2003. If Group Managers uncover knowledge/comprehension gaps within individuals at any point after implementation, trainees will be asked to update their Learning Comprehension Agreements to document the strategy for closing the gaps. The CIC Staff, CAMS Lab, and System Experts will serve as resources to managers and trainees when continuing knowledge/comprehension gaps are identified.
The first step in the Learning Comprehension Strategy is trainees’ development of Learning Comprehension Agreements, as described in section 5.1.
5.1 CAMS Phase III Learning Comprehension Agreement
A Learning Comprehension Agreement documents
an understanding between the trainee and his/her
manager
on the areas where the trainee will focus his/her
self-learning after the classroom training is completed
prior to the implementation of CAMS. Trainees,
at the end of each training class, will add to
their Learning Comprehension Agreements for the
CAMS Phase III Training Program. After all classroom
training is completed in July, the agreements will
be discussed between trainees and managers to agree
upon trainees’ continuing learning/training needs
after the CAMS Phase III classroom training is
conducted and to clarify how managers can offer
support. By completing the CAMS Phase III Learning
Comprehension Agreement, trainees will take responsibility
for their learning after the classroom training
is delivered and thus will help facilitate their
knowledge retention.
An example of a CAMS Phase III Learning Comprehension Agreement is included as Appendix C.
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Date Created: February 5, 2003
Last Updated: June 25, 2003 (format only)