
Vision:
To be the outstanding provider of learning
resources for Ontario’s trucking industry.
Mission:
To achieve our vision by offering overall
value in quality content, effective learning, optional delivery methods,
comprehensive subject matter and course accessibility.
What OTA Learning Solutions
Does:
OTA Learning Solutions
provides training to drivers, their supervisors and other carrier staff
relating to regulatory compliance, risk management, and industry
best practices. OTA Learning Solutions also provides professional
development training to technicians employed in the trucking
industry.
OTA Learning Solutions’
program structure offers several different learning platforms that share
core content. Learning is delivered in various ways to meet a wide
range of industry learning preferences. This allows carriers and
learning participants to choose one method that best suits their needs, or to combine the different
methods. The basic learning methods
include:
- Online
learning whereby carriers can develop
their staff through a comprehensive library of topics. This is under
development.
- Classroom learning at OTA
facilities delivered by internal
facilitators. OTA’s multi-media resources, industry experts and
central location provide a rich learning environment where qualified
trainers deploy learning content that is relevant and constantly up to
date.
- Remote classroom
learning delivered by qualified
instructors who become certified to deliver OTA Learning Solutions
content to their own clients at carrier locations or education
facilities.
- External learning
facilitators at carrier locations or
education facilities who administer learning, and deliver extensions of
online and/or classroom learning. This consists of registering and
mentoring learning participants, delivering practical learning tasks and
conducting exercises to validate knowledge. Qualified facilitators can
be employed by carriers, work independently, or work for an education
provider.
The learning platforms share
online administration that provides course descriptions, scheduling
information, registration functions, knowledge tests, document resources
and e-commerce functions.