Training & Resource Solutions

Digital Learning Tools

Westinghouse has developed specific tools to successfully implement our Digital Learning Model.

SOUL™ – Smart Open Universe Learning

SOUL is our online knowledge management tool and Learning Management System (LMS) designed for:

Identifying and transforming critical knowledge into an organized digital asset for the company
Promoting collaborative learning
Seeking performance improvement

SOUL is an integrated solution, with the following features:

Fully customizable home page
Learning/Qualification paths
Integrated LMS service
Learning analytics and reports
Customizable to client organization
User support service
Collaborative Learning Integration:
- Co-learning areas
- Mentor world
- Forums (integration with Yammer)
- Profile & Communities
Systematic approach to training compliance
- Learning paths are linked to the Analysis and Design phases of SAT
- Content Management Systems (CMS) and LMS support the implementation phase of SAT
- Learning analysis facilitates the Evaluation phase of SAT

Benefits

Identifying the company critical knowledge
Transforming critical knowledge into an organized digital asset for the company
Building bridges between the knowledge silos of the organization
Learning analysis for guiding to a more efficient learning model

PLANT™ – Learning Content Authoring & Management

PLANT™ is Westinghouse’s solution to generate and manage highly interactive training content. PLANT combines all the system’s information in one unique platform that allows students to learn the plant by interacting and exploring.

The core of PLANT is the Interactive System Diagram. The purpose of the Interactive System Diagram is to create one digital, interactive and easy to use visual aid that contains as much information as possible about a system. These diagrams can be used by the instructor instead of hundreds of slides to describe the system. In addition, it can be used by the students to review the information before class or for self-study.

All PLANT features are supported by a centralized content management database and an authoring tool to create / organize content. Any multimedia file that can be viewed from a web browser can be linked to the diagrams. This includes, but is not limited to: PDF documents, trends, learning activities and videos. Additionally, PLANT can be synchronized with user’s components or documents databases, to ensure consistency and accurate content at all times.

In PLANT, all training content is linked to its corresponding learning objective(s). With PLANT, instructors can create objective based training materials following the Systematic Approach to Training methodologies. Multimedia objects from the PLANT database are sequenced into learning objectives in an “Interactive Presentation” that contains the lesson plan that the instructor will follow in the classroom. This PLANT presentation can also be used for self-study or Computer Based Training.

Benefits
The three main advantages of using PLANT over traditional methods are:

Only one set of training materials for all training programs, clearly optimizing training material maintenance
Instructor preparation time reduction
Reduced student training time (shorter qualification period)
Less required face-to-face classroom time
Dose reduction (virtual plant walk-throughs)
Supports modern learning styles (flipped classroom)

CORE™

The CORE™ interactive fundamentals training platform revolutionizes the way students learn. By minimizing instructor time and content management overhead, and dramatically reducing classroom hours, CORE™ empowers students to master generic fundamentals with unparalleled ease.

CORE™ Maintenance & Technical (M&T) training is a groundbreaking cloud-hosted program designed to transform the way nuclear industry professionals learn and develop their skills. Offering 24/7 online access and a blend of interactive, ACAD-compliant learning paths, CORE™ M&T ensures that your team can train anytime, anywhere. This innovative solution is not only engaging but also adaptable, meeting the rigorous demands of the industry while enhancing knowledge retention and operational efficiency.

Quiz T Bot^®

Quiz T Bot^® is Westinghouse’s solution for improving the learning process addressing the “forgetting curve” and reinforcing long term knowledge retention.

Cognitive scientists demonstrate how effective spaced-out practice is to improve long term memory, especially applicable to theoretical initial training and recurrent training. Quiz T Bot^R leverages spaced practice with two of the revolutionary technologies of the 21st century: mobile devices and Artificial Intelligence.

How it works:

Instructors develop and include a bank of questions in Quiz T Bot^R
Students, in parallel to the course, receive questions in their mobile devices or in their e-mail. Quiz T Bot^® stores individual student activity, recording student’s strengths and weaknesses
Gives instant feedback after the student has answered a question
An Artificial Intelligence engine analyzes the data and sends personalized questions to each student depending on their performance
Quiz T Bot^® facilitates decision making, giving feedback to training managers about student’s performance