Simulated Training:
Simulated training: Training employees on special off the job equipment as in airplane pilot training, so training costs and hazards can be reduced.
The Stanford University medical students in the virtual reality training room use simulated training. Simulated training (occasionally called vestibule training) is a method in which trainees learn on the actual or simulated equipment they will use on the job, but are actually trained on the job (perhaps in a separate room or vestibule).
Simulated training is necessary when it’s too costly or dangerous to train employees on the job. Putting new assembly line worker right to work could slow production, for in stance, and when safety is a concern as with pilots – simulated training may be the only practical alternative.
Simulated training may take place in a separate room with the same equipment the trainees will use on the job. However, it often involves the use of simulators. In pilot training, for instance, airlines use flight simulators for safety learning efficiency, and cost savings. Simulated training is increasingly computer-based. In fact, computerized and Internet based tools have revolutionized the training process.