New online courses provide high-quality training, scalable to customer needs
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 8, 2004 — Rockwell Automation has launched a new Web-based training program designed to offer customers access to top-quality training at any time, from any location. The first courses available will support the Rockwell Automation® Integrated Architecture platform, a multidiscipline control and information architecture based on industry standards, and will include instruction on the popular Rockwell Software® RSView® Studio and RSLogix™ 13 software programming packages. As part of a company’s ongoing investment in employee education, the new online courses can be purchased individually or as a part of a training package.
Information on the new online training courses is available at www.rockwellautomation.com/training . “Pressures to improve operational performance and processes over the past few years have resulted in employee technology training being overlooked or postponed because of limited budget or time,” said Mike Laszkiewicz, vice president, customer support and maintenance, Rockwell Automation. “It’s ironic, because having a well-trained workforce is one of the best ways for manufacturers to optimize manpower and technology performance.
We’ve developed this Internet-based learning environment to help meet our customers’ need for affordable, comprehensive training that is flexible enough to meet individual schedules.” In addition to the RSView and RSLogix training programs, which will be available in October 2004, Rockwell Automation plans to add nearly a dozen online classes during the next 12 months. Each course will include 10 to 15 hours of instruction comprised of 3-D animations, simulations, a video narrator, baseline knowledge measurement tests and final exams to gauge the effectiveness of the training. Broken into hour-long instruction sessions, the teaching material is organized for flexibility in scheduling.
“We’re offering our customers access to the technical and industry expertise of Rockwell Automation, housed within a results-oriented learning environment,” Laszkiewicz continued. “This is a powerful suite of tools, developed specifically to help manufacturers optimize their human assets. By investing in employee training, a company reaps the benefits of a highly skilled, efficient, and effective workforce.”
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation for Complete Automation® solutions, including Allen-Bradley® controls and services, Dodge® mechanical power transmission products, Reliance® motors and drives, and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., USA, the company employs about 20,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
For more information on Rockwell Automation online training, visit www.rockwell.com .
