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Driving Defensively

Product Line: General Training

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Defensive drivers are always "looking for trouble". Not because they want to cause it, but so they can "defend" themselves against other drivers, and the trouble they can cause.

Driving is risky business, and no matter how careful drivers are, they have no control over other people on the road. Whether they're speeding, tailgating, or just not paying attention to what they're doing, other drivers can make the roads more hazardous. But they're not the only problem.

Most road accidents happen after sundown, when darkness makes it harder to see. And rain, snow and ice can send drivers out of control. As if that weren't enough, sometimes there are problems with the vehicle itself.

When employees are equipped with the knowledge that they need to defend themselves on the road, they can reduce or eliminate these risks… and make the roads a safer place for everyone.

Topics covered in this course include:

  • The "basics" of driving defensively
  • The road hazards that are commonly encountered while driving
  • Driving safely when sharing the road with trucks and buses
  • How to avoid distracted driving and "road rage"
  • Setting up a safe following distance
  • Preparing a vehicle for driving in bad weather
  • Techniques that can be used to drive safely under challenging conditions
  • …and more.

Like all MARCOM courses, this updated course on "Driving Defensively" uses a powerful combination of full-motion, high-definition video filmed in real world locations, along with audio, text and colorful graphics to provide the most cost-effective training available today.

The "Driving Defensively" Micro-Learning curriculum includes the following seven 3-5 minute courses:

  • "The Basics"
  • "Dealing with Distracted Drivers"
  • "Coping with Aggressive Drivers"
  • "Using Your Headlights"
  • "Driving Safely in Bad Weather"
  • "Handling a Blowout"
  • "Sharing the Road with Trucks and Buses"
The English version of this course is currently available online in Full-Length Interactive, "Adaptive Learning" and Micro-Learning formats as well as Video-On-Demand (VOD) for streaming over the internet, and a DVD that can be played locally at your facility. Spanish versions of the courses will be available soon.
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Interactive Online Course

Model Number: gen_420_int_en
Runtime: 30 minutes
Interactive Online Course

MARCOM's mobile-friendly online delivery makes a consistent level of engaging interactive training available to each employee, regardless of their schedules or physical location… and new hires can be trained as soon as they walk in the door.

With no setup, library or subscription fees, this training is available under a number of convenient and affordable licensing and delivery plans.

For a demo on MARCOM's Online Training System,
or to preview any of the available topics click here.

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Adaptive Learning

Model Number: gen_420_adl_en
Runtime: 10-30 minutes
Adaptive Learning

“Adaptive Learning” takes advantage of an employee’s existing knowledge to create training courses that are customized for that employee, and don’t “reteach” them things that they already know. In other words, the Adaptive Learning process determines what an employee already knows about a topic, then structures courses that contain only the information that the employee needs to complete their knowledge of the topic.

These individually customized courses eliminate the largest employee complaint about safety training (“I already know most of this stuff, so why do I have to go through this training again?!”), while potentially recapturing thousands of hours of lost productivity.

MARCOM’s Adaptive Learning courses test employees before they take the course. Then based on the questions that they answer correctly, the course itself determines if the employee knows enough about the information in each chapter in the course to “test out” of that chapter… and if they do, automatically reconfigures the course to skip those chapters.

Reconfiguring the courses in this way typically saves about 50% of an employee’s time in taking a course. Over a year’s time this can recapture a significant amount of lost productivity time for a company of any size, and result in hundreds of thousands of dollars of annual savings.

 

For a demo on MARCOM's Online Training System,
or to preview any of the available topics click here.

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VOD/Video Streaming

Model Number: gen_420_vid_en
Runtime: 18 minutes
VOD/Video Streaming
MARCOM's online VOD/video streaming provides a consistent level of training to each employee, whatever their schedules or physical location… and new hires can be trained as soon as they walk in the door.

Available without setup, library or subscription fees, this training is available under a number of convenient and affordable licensing and delivery plans.
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MicroLearning Curricula (SCORM)

Runtime: 3 - 5 minutes per course
Number of Courses: 7
MicroLearning Curricula (SCORM)
MARCOM’s new MicroLearning courses get employees the training they need, when and where they need it. Built specifically for smartphones and organized into 170 curricula, the more than 1,000 three-to-five-minute micro-courses are available in “Video-Only” or SCORM “Video-Plus-Test” formats.

With no setup or library fees, this training is available under several attractive licensing and delivery options.

To take a look at one of the “Video+Test” MicroLearning curricula and its courses, just click here. For more information or to get a quote on implementing micro-learning at your facility call 800/654-2448.
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MicroLearning Curricula (VOD)

Runtime: 3 - 5 minutes per course
Number of Courses: 7
MicroLearning Curricula (VOD)
MARCOM’s new MicroLearning courses get employees the training they need, when and where they need it. Built specifically for smartphones and organized into 170 curricula, the more than 1,000 three-to-five-minute micro-courses are available in “Video-Only” or SCORM “Video-Plus-Test” formats.

With no setup or library fees, this training is available under several attractive licensing and delivery options.

To take a look at one of the “Video-Only” MicroLearning curricula and its courses, just click here. For more information or to get a quote on implementing micro-learning at your facility call 800/654-2448.
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DVD Program

Model Number: VGEN4209EM
Price: $229.00
Runtime: 18 minutes
DVD Program

DVD programs include an easy-to-use leader's guide, as well as a training certificate, scheduling and attendance forms, and an employee quiz.  These materials are available in PDF format and are stored in a folder on the DVD.

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DVD Training Kit

Model Number: KGEN4209EM
Price: $329.00
Runtime: 18 minutes
DVD Training Kit

MARCOM's Safety Meeting and Regulatory Compliance Kits provide all of the materials needed to promote and conduct a safety meeting.

Each Kit contains a DVD program, 5 posters and 30 booklets. Many Regulatory Compliance Kits also contain a Compliance Manual, including a complete "fill-in-the-blank" written program.  

DVD programs are packaged in an attractive three-ring binder and come with an easy-to-use leader's guide, training certificate, scheduling and attendance forms, and an employee quiz.

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Booklet

Model Number: B0002310EM
Price: $18.75
Booklet

MARCOM's employee booklets summarize vital information about safety and regulatory compliance topics.

The 16-page, fully-illustrated booklets give employees something to take with them after finishing their training sessions, and reinforce important safety messages. Booklets correspond to each Safety Meeting Kit and Regulatory Compliance Kit topic.

  • Each package contains 15 booklets.
  • All booklets include a one-page quiz.

Toolbox Talk SCORM

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Toolbox Talk MicroLearning VOD

Toolbox Talk MicroLearning VOD
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