General Time Requirements

How long will it take me to do the training?

The goal is to integrate the learning into every day work life, so there really isn’t a major time pressure, unless you have one.  We have designed the training to allow an easy pace of approximately one course per month, to fit with the working person’s time availability.  To accomplish that:

Week 1: view course video material and do exercises

Weeks 2-4: do one assignment per week, get feedback before doing the next


 

Minimum time to complete a course?

Two weeks per course is probably a minimum due to the turn around needed for feedback on assignments and is probably only applicable for the Foundation and Mid-level courses, as the Advanced courses require identifying situations in the workplace where the method and tool may be useful and these may require time to occur or be scheduled.

Impacts on training time?

The goal is to integrate the learning into every day work life, so there really isn’t a major time pressure, unless you have one.  It could take someone more than a month to complete a course if they have business travel, illness or something else that takes their attention away from the course. To a degree, the more time spent doing assignments, the more learning that will occur.  Since the assignments can overlap with doing ‘real’ work, it should not be too onerous.  The numbers we provide for assignment times with each course are anticipated minimums.

How long can I take to do a course?

The first homework assignment should be sent within 1 month of registration. We will ask students to complete each course in 3 months from the point they send in the first homework assignment.  If notified, there will be an allowance for extenuating circumstances.