Why should you use simulators for training?

Simulators are widely used for training

…..

De Health Service of The Hague had a simulation exercise in which a SARS epidemic had to be handled

Why don’t WE use

simulators more

often????

Why did I start to use

asimulator

in my training...

Why? Forecasters’ roles have been changing

Rare events

Automation

Decision making psychology

DependencyWhen and how can the forecaster add value?

AND

OUR training programme was NOT effective!

The way WE solved

this problem

We realized

1) The education phase

2) The training phase

3) The practice phase

And that is why you

need simulator training!

A very welcome addition to the training process

BecauseExcellent for: Determining gaps Training Assessment

We don’t have a

simulator and NOW?

The success of your simulator training

has nothing to do with the used

technique but with the ideas and the

philosophy behind it.

High Impact Weather Group

Curious?

The Program

Enrol yourself at: http://training.eumetsat.int/course/view.php?id=174

Questions?

Thank you for your attention!

pelkwijk@knmi.nl