Guest blog written by Robert Avsec for Action Training Systems The fire service continues to evolve, and so do the communities that volunteer fire departments serve. Many of these changes have had a direct impact on volunteer fire departments and their ability to...
Guest Blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Kind of a misleading title, don’t you think? Because as we continue to venture forth into using online platforms to deliver fire and EMS training, don’t you need to be more than an instructor? Certainly, in the...
Guest Blog for ATS by Robert AvsecThe training of firefighters and officers has come a long way since I began my career in 1981. Back then, 8 mm movies, 35 mm photograph slides, and transparencies (or overlays) were the only off-the-shelf training products available...
Guest Blog for ATS by Robert Avsec”Training teaches what Operations does, and Operations does what Training teaches.” That’s the Training and Safety Division’s motto for the Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department where I served for...
Guest Blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Adults are different than children. Especially when it comes to the classroom. The difference is defined by the two primary fields of education: andragogy and pedagogy. Successful teachers and trainers of adult learners have...
