JULY 2010 |
Norampac Niagara Falls Mill to Implement Training for more Efficient Start-Ups |
A training roadmap for the four key jobs in the start-up of paper machine #1 as well as the corresponding Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be produced by HumEng International Inc.
The SOPs will be used in conjunction with the eLearning modules on papermaking of the School Without Walls to train paper machine operators, supervisors and technical personnel.
Norampac Niagara Falls mill manufacturer 190,000 metric ton of corrugated medium from 100% recycled fiber per year.
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JUNE 2010 |
Packaging Corporation of America purchases School Without Walls training solutions. |
THE SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS ELEARNING WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING PROGRAM.
The PCA, Counce, Tennessee mill has purchased the entire School Without Walls production series for their paper machine crew training. The School Without Walls training will prepare crew members for site specific equipment, procedures and on-job training. Humeng is working closely with Gregg Holland, Area Manager-Paper, on installation and implementation of the training.
For more information, contact Don DeFreese at ddefreese@humeng.ca
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JUNE 2010 |
Condition Monitoring Standards |
HumEng International Inc. and IDCON are working with Creando Training AB, located in Karlstad, Sweden to make the Condition Monitoring Standards (CMS) available to the Swedish and Norwegian markets.
The CMSs are accessible by Internet and are used to train operators on how to inspect equipment to detect problems that could lead to costly failures.
Creando Training AB will be translating the CMS and marketing them in various industrial sectors of Sweden and Norway.
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APRIL 2010 |
Norampac Trenton Mill to Identify its Papermaking Training Needs |
The Norampac Trenton mill will be identifying their priority training needs for paper machine operators, and supervisory and technical personnel.
The assessments were created from the School Without Walls question banks on papermaking.
HumEng International Inc. will produce 11 job skill profiles and coach mill personnel on how to produce Standard Operation Procedures.
The Norampac Trenton mill produces 180,000 metric tons of corrugated medium from virgin and recycled fibers annually.
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MARCH 2010 |
Norampac Mississauga Mill, HumEng and the School Without Walls |
The Norampac Mississauga mill will implement the implement the HumEng International Inc. approach to training. This consists of producing Skill Profiles (training roadmap), taking the School Without Walls eLearning on pulping and papermaking and producing mill-specific Standard Operating Procedures.
The Norampac Mississauga mill manufactures linerboard made from 100% recycled fiber and has a capacity of 145,000 metric tons per year.
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FEBRUARY 2010 |
The School Without Walls has a "new and improved" online learning site. |
The site offers access to all School Without Walls eLearning content and assessments as well as to pertinent documents and announcements. We are confident that users and managers will prefer this new site. It offers more flexibility, more features and a more enjoyable learning environment.
One of the biggest advantages of the site is that it is much easier for users to plan and track their learning.
For more information, please contact Guyaline Lajoie at glajoie@humeng.ca or (450) 651-5313 x 232
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SEPTEMBER 2009 |
HumEng and IDCON team up to strengthen the School Without Walls maintenance product line. |
IDCON’s first contribution to the impressive School Without Walls e-learning database is the 100 widely popular Condition Monitoring Standards (CMS).
These new products and services will be a great addition to the existing School Without Walls maintenance training portfolio.
The CMS are training and reference material on how to perform inspections on common equipment components such as AC Motors, Pumps, Valves, Cylinders, and much more. The CMS are used by both operations and maintenance for training and reference with equipment inspection routes.
For more information, contact sales@SchoolWithoutWalls.com
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AUGUST 2009 |
eLearning on Headbox |
As part of their on-going efforts in helping to increase the productivity of the pulp and paper workforce, Metso and HumEng International Inc. have teamed up to produce eLearning modules on the Headbox. The modules contain operation principles and practices.
The module Table of Contents are available on the School Without Walls web site.
For more information, contact sales@SchoolWithoutWalls.com
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JULY 2009 |
Wet End Chemistry in Spanish |
HumEng International Inc., the Technical Pulp and Paper School in Spain and the School Without Walls have recently made the Wet End Chemistry eLearning modules available in Spanish. The modules cover basic and advanced pulp and papermaking chemistry and physics.
For more information, contact sales@SchoolWithoutWalls.com
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MAY 2009 |
School Without Walls in the news. eLearning pays dividends at AB Thunder Bay |
The training issues facing PM 5 at AbitibiBowater, Thunder Bay, ON, mill are many...
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DECEMBER 2008 |
AbitibiBowater, Thunder Bay Operations will use HumEng and School Without Walls blended learning solutions. |
The Objective at AbitibiBowater, Thunder Bay Operations, is to create an efficient and effective training infrastructure...
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DECEMBER 2008 |
School Without Walls in the news. As time goes by - New technology requires new training ideas so a mill can make that new technology work properly |
A long time ago, it was decided that training on the job in the pulp and paper industry consisted of following Joe around...
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NOVEMBER 2008 |
Norm Bell from School Without Walls invited to speak at the TAPPI – South Eastern Section – Fall Conference 2008, Columbia, SC |
November 2008 – The School Without Walls representative, Norm Bell, attended the TAPPI South Eastern Section Fall Conference. Mr. Bell’s presentation, “The School Without Walls: A New and Collaborative Training concept”, addressed the driving forces of today’s training reality as well as processes and training best practices.
For further information, contact Norm Bell at nbell@humeng.ca
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NOVEMBER 2008 |
Don DeFreese from School Without Walls invited to speak at the TAPPI – South Eastern Section – Fall Conference 2008, Columbia, SC |
November 2008 – The School Without Walls representative, Don Defreese, attended the TAPPI South Eastern Section Fall Conference. Mr. Defreese’s presentation, “Working with Adult Learners: a Route to Improve Training Effectiveness”, illustrated the need to use all teaching modes available to mills from eLearning , to classroom training, to OJT and coaching, yet always respecting how and why adults learn.
For more information, contact Don Defreese at ddfreese@humeng.ca
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OCTOBER 2008 |
Liberty Paper Incorporated (LPI) will use School Without Walls to train it’s production employees. – October 2008 |
LPI has selected the School Without Walls eLearning to increase the pulping and papermaking knowledge level of its workforce. The LPI mill is located in Becker, Minnesota and is a 100% recycled OCC paper mill. The mill is using the School Without Walls On-Demand solution to train their production employees on Pressing, Drying and Forming.
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SEPTEMBER 2008 |
Humeng International Inc. and Albany International are developing a series of training modules on Process Belts to add to the eLearning collection on Pulping and Papermaking in the School Without Walls curriculum. The content will cover the role of the Shoe Press, description of Shoe Press belts, process belts installation, oil system, dewatering, and inspection and services.
For more information, go to www.albint.com
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SEPTEMBER 2008 |
Humeng International Inc. and Metso Paper will continue their collaboration and develop a series of training modules on the Headbox to add to the eLearning library on Pulping and Papermaking in the School Without Walls. The content will cover the role of the Headbox, approach flow, internal flow, headbox types, external flow – stock felt, and the effect of the Headbox on sheet properties.
For more information, go to www.metsopaper.com
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JUNE 2008 |
FRASER PAPER |
Humeng International Inc. is pleased to work with Fraser Paper Inc., Thurso, Quebec. Humeng has produced a series of recommendations which includes the steps required to implement a functional training infrastructure and system. The recommendations are based on a three-layer audit/analysis of existing training resources including SOPs, organizational responsibilities of key players, and manager/employee commitment.
The first step in implementing the training system begins in mid-June. For more information, contact us at sales@SchoolWithoutWalls.com
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MAY 2008 |
STOCK PREPARATION IN SPANISH |
The Technical School for Pulp and Paper of Spain and the School Without Walls are working together to translate the collection of pulp and paper eLearning programs to Spanish. The initial module, Stock Preparation, will be ready by September 2008 for the Spanish market. The next modules to be translated will be on Forming. For more information, contact us at sales@SchoolWithoutWalls.com
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MAY 2008 |
Paper Con ’08 – Joint TAPPI/PIMA/COATINGS Conference Trade Fair, May 4 – 7, 2008, Dallas, Texas. |
The School Without Walls contributors has grown from four (4) to five (5). Indeed TAPPI has joined Albany International Inc, Humeng International Inc, Metso and Nalco in the School Without Walls. School Without Walls is a family of world-class pulp and paper training solutions. Papermakers around the world use the School Without Walls elearning material as a cost-effective way to ensure increased competitiveness and performance.
For more information, go to www.tappi.com or
www.schoolwithoutwalls.com
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MAY 2008 |
UP AND RUNNING |
School Without Walls – learning anytime, anywhere
The School Without Walls gives you the opportunity to tap the knowledge of technological leaders in pulp and papermaking. You’ll have access to the best practices acquired by world-wide exposure of experts from Albany International, Metso Paper, Nalco and Humeng International. To read more go to Up and Running
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APRIL 2008 |
School Without Walls in the news. The School Without Walls Pushes the Envelope |
This is a very strong statement that typifies the forest industry's response to its current productivity problems...
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JANUARY 2008 |
TECH QUEST |
The School Without Walls training model was presented at the Tech Quest seminar held in conjunction with PAPTAC/EXFOR, February 5, 2008 in Montreal. World-class knowledge, learning tools available 24/7 and the means to target training investments….To read more PowerPoint presentation
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JANUARY 2008 |
WET END CHEMISTRY: A NEW eLEARNING TOOLS FOR PAPER MILL EMPLOYEES |
In yet another demonstration of their commitment to the pulp and paper industry, School Without Walls will provide eLearning tools to the North American market. These new modules will focus on Wet End Chemistry. This new multimedia learning tool...
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SEPTEMBER 2007 |
School Without Walls in the news. How to Build a School without Walls Using Systems Engineering Principles |
Systems engineering applied to training indicates that training must be structured according to what it should deliver...
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New eLearning Tools for Paper Mill Employees |
Metso Paper and HumEng International Inc. have entered into an agreement to provide eLearning tools to the North American market...
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Improving Skills of Machine Crews and First Line Supervisors |
In another demonstration of their commitment to the pulp and paper industry, Albany International Corp. and HumEng International Inc. have developed eLearning tools for the paper industry. The training programs cover Forming, Pressing, and Drying, and contain 11, 21, and 8 modules, respectively.
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New eLearning Tools for Paper Mill Employees |
Metso Paper and HumEng International Inc. have entered into an agreement to provide eLearning tools to the North American market...
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Training Leaders' Forum - Atlanta |
A compelling element of School Without Walls Learning Services is our ASP hosting model. With no hardware or software to install, School Without Walls hosted learning management platforms can be deployed quickly, allowing customers to efficiently manage human capital development, accelerate critical learning initiatives, and drive organizational performance. This approach to enterprise learning management provides customers with freedom from time, budget and risk constraints.
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First ever pulp and paper industry-specific elearning training for mechanical maintenance personnel |
"This Mechanical Maintenance training package can help you quickly, economically and efficiently train millwrights."
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HUMENG becomes a TAPPI Recognized Education Provider |
"The TAPPI Recognized Education Provider program is a new TAPPI service for the pulp, paper and converting industry that recognizes and encourages high quality continuing education activities."
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Conference at PAPTAC 2002 Paperweek on the Aging of the Workforce
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Reporter
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"Look Upon Training as Work Force Maintenance"
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