Technical Training Specialist – Hazardous Locations - 967

Statut d'emploi:

Permanent

Type d'heures:

À temps plein

Nous avons besoin de vous pour former une équipe de calibre mondial
Les activités du Groupe CSA reposent sur l’atteinte d’un idéal : rendre le monde meilleur, plus sûr et plus durable.Cet ideal est au coeur de notre mission depuis 1919, année où nous avons élaboré notre première norme d’ingénierie sur les ponts ferroviaires. Aujourd’hui, près de 100 ans plus tard, le Groupe CSA compte plus de 3 500 normes, codes et produits connexes.

Le Groupe CSA, dont le siège social se trouve au Canada, est présent à l’échelle mondiale : il possède plus de 30 laboratoires et bureaux en Europe, en Asie et en Amérique du Nord. Il propose des services de mise à l’essai, d’inspection et de certification d’une vaste gamme de produits — des articles de maison aux technologies de pointe — pour veiller à ce qu’ils répondent à des exigences strictes en matière de sécurité, de performance et d’impact sur l’environnement.

Nos employés sont fiers que leur travail ait une incidence positive sur la vie des gens. Nous avons besoin de personnes comme vous pour poursuivre notre mission en ce sens.

Résumé du travail:

The Technical Training Specialist is responsible for conducting needs analysis, developing learning objectives, creating curriculum, designing valid and reliable assessment instruments and creating active engaging instructional content that are aligned to meet the needs of CSA Group.

Delivers educational training products, processes and programs designed to ensure that CSA Group technical employees are competent to deliver required skills and services. Works in partnership with Operations, Human Resources and technical experts to identify, design, deliver and evaluate employee technical education programs. Supports technical excellence, competency, consistency, leadership, and integrity, to support the strategic direction and objectives of CSA Group globally.

The Technical Training Specialist works with Director, Technical Training & Qualifications, Technical Training Manager, and other Technical Training Specialists, and Human Resources team for content development, and the Operations team for logistics support. Responsible to work with Human Resources and other vested stakeholders to provide input into the development of a system to track qualification as required by accreditation bodies of testing, inspection and certification services (TIC).

Reports to Technical Training Manager, Technical Training & Qualifications.

Works with Technical Training Manager; Operations Managers; GBU Directors; Regional VPs; Curriculum Development/External Training Vendors; Internal Subject Matter Experts (primarily PTLs & TMs) Provides support and technical direction regarding identification, design, delivery and evaluation of technical training.

Dimensions:

• Provides budgetary input to Technical Training Manager.
• Creates and maintains qualification and competency measures as required.
• Provides highly technical professional courses to external customers – directly promotes CSA’s image.
• Supports specific measurables, as determined by management:Qualification Rate and time to qualificationEffectiveness and impact of Training (knowledge retention)Quality of Training as measured by participants

Training will support competence and consistent delivery of TIC services globally.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Understanding the Business

• Creates performance objectives and develops curriculum to meet the business needs of CSA.
• Develops evaluation strategy to assess learning through the creation of authentic assessment instruments that are valid and reliable.
• Creates measurable evaluation standards that are aligned with performance objectives and learning activities.
• Evaluates effectiveness of learning and modifies programs / courses to continually meet the growing needs of the organization.
• Stays current with the application of learning technology / tools.
• Stays current in the technical field relevant to the role.
• Supports the definition of expectations and measurements to assess training effectiveness and impact to global operational excellence

Working Well with Others

• Works with the Technical Qualifications Manager to ensure qualification pathways are effective and driving the appropriate number of qualified staff to support our global business needs
• Provides constructive feedback on learner’s assessments and exercises that supports learning.
• Provides direct mentoring to staff and facilitates the mentoring process within CSA Group
• Works in partnership with Technical Managers & Principal Technical Leads, Operations and other stakeholders in the technical training needs analysis and delivery of education programs, works cooperatively with the HR team for methodology & content development services.
• Works with a wide range of stakeholder groups to identify training & qualification requirements for various roles. Supports the optimization of accreditation requirements and how qualifications can be gained more efficiently in order to support growth.
• Works with HR and Operations to support the development of a culture that develops the organization’s knowledge assets.

Delivering Results

• Responsible for the delivery of technical training programs, with support from the Technical Managers & PTLs, and other Subject Matter Experts, to ensure a system that is consistent, effective and focused on ongoing delivery of technical training worldwide.
• Responsible for supporting and driving Certifier and Technician qualifications in order to support our core business needs through mentoring and coaching.
• Promotes active learning by developing engaging content based on adult learning principles.
• Maintains online training and qualification program for their assigned qualifications area(s) that meets the needs of the business.
• Stays current with adult learning philosophies / methods
• Creates active and engaging content using office software / learning tools and Web 2.0 tools.
• Works towards achieving training and qualifications goals and initiatives (based on targeted KPI’s) to ensure alignment with CSA Group’s strategic goals, objectives and priorities.
• Supports the development of all training programs and reference materials, used to facilitate the knowledge transfer, consistency and growth of technical training provided to a global audience.
• Creates rubrics and mock projects linked to the measures in the Qualifications Checklists to ensure that training consistently drives technical qualifications as an output
• Promotes and implements improvements in processes and procedures and ensures programs are up to date and consistent.
• Supports the scheduling and coordination of individual and group training & qualification efforts across the organization
• Supports training and qualification requests of new offices or integration of acquisitions with innovative solutions to efficiently achieve training and qualification objectives
• Responsible for managing the technical records of a global Learning Management System (LMS) where trainings and qualification are recorded as per requirements of certification accreditation bodies. Works with HR/LMS team to constantly seek ways to improve its design and functionality to make it more user friendly and meet accreditation bodies’ demand. Support teams mandated to upgrade or replace LMS.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding training records of individual staff.
• Supports and works towards the achievement of established metrics (KPI’s) including but not limited to qualification rates, quality of training and retention of knowledge
• Required to conduct presentations, and other related needs as they arise.
• Required to use Articulate 360, Camtasia, Murf.ai, and other training content development software to create e-learning.

Concern for Safety

• Promotes the organization’s HSSE Policy and Procedures in training content and delivery.
• Stays current on HSSE procedures and JSAs that may impact training subject matter.
• Ensures that learners read and follow applicable JSAs for any hands-on training demonstrations or practice.
• Completes all HSSE assigned training on-time.

Work Environment

• Travel to other CSA Group office locations for the planning, design, coordination and delivery of training.
• Freedom of movement with frequent sitting, walking, standing and lifting of light objects.
• Physical stamina is moderate.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Engineering Technologist & Technicians diploma; Certified Engineering Technologist/Technician; or relevant Licensed Trades, with minimum 10 years of equivalent industry and 8 years technical training experience.
• Knowledge of laboratory instruments (including operating principles), and understands calibration requirements as well as general laboratory procedures.
• Strong knowledge of Hazardous Locations Standards and CSA Certification processes, and international certification schemes such as ATEX, IECEx.
• Creates online training using Articulate 360, Camtasia, and Murf.ai software.
• Recognized as a technical expert in their area of expertise.
• Formal training in adult education, presentation/facilitation skills particularly in a corporate environment would be an asset.
• Ability or experience to effectively develop mentors for certification staff in the Mentor Essentials Program.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently deal with multiple projects, conflicting timelines and changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and oral.
• Live presentation skills are essential.
• Has a history of success in delivering complex subject matter to diverse audiences using multiple delivery methods including virtual delivery.
• Demonstrates presentation and facilitation skills and ability to speak in front of large audiences.