Baking & Snack - July 2016 - 19

SPECIAL REPORT
BEMA-U

of traits or colors, and when individuals understand this
combination - and why they think and act the way they
do - they can start to work more harmoniously and
effectively with others. These lessons help people adapt
and connect with their customers and trainees in an immediate and positive way.
Day Two of the course begins with some of the standard teaching and learning topics: communication, body
language, problem solving and basic adult learning principles. Formost Fuji staff spent time diving into discussion
about how to apply these techniques to the service technician's unique environment. Oftentimes they are right on
the manufacturing floor and navigating shift schedules,
production demands and noise. They need to train effectively despite these obstacles; that takes some creativity.
During the Formost Fuji workshop, these sales technicians made a list of barriers to successful training and
created a list of logical and applicable solutions.
The training experience comes full circle at the end of
Day Two when participants select a training topic and
put all they have learned into practice. As the saying

Companies believe they hire
only the best employees, but
what about their training skills?
goes, "The proof is in the pudding," and for the Formost
Fuji participants, the proof was in the practice. They
worked in teams and immersed themselves in creating
job aids, detailing each step in the training process and
using questioning techniques to check for understanding, all the while keeping in mind one another's learning
styles and preferences.
At the end of BEMA's Learn to Train, mock sessions
give technicians a chance to test-drive their new skills in
a familiar and comfortable environment. With the planning complete, and an audience of teammates, Formost
Fuji participants applied new strategies to maximize
their training delivery and improve results.
For more information on Learn to Train and other
BEMA-U opportunities, visit www.bema.org/bema-u.

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