US6157808A — Computerized employee certification and training …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 334 words

An improvement in a computerized training system for use in industries wherein a person operating an industrial system is required to have at least one certificate or license issued by a government, the computerized training system being of a type having therein: (a) a qualification module comprising personalized input data indicative of personal information of at least one employee, the qualification module includes performance information, compliance information, certification information, and evaluations; (b) a job module having at least one job description having a job identifier, each employee having a link to at least one job identifier; (c) a training module having training material and at least one training lesson, at least one course having at least one lesson plan, the course is linked to at least one training lesson and associated with at least one employee, the training materials are associated with at least one training lesson for facilitating access to the training materials, the training module having a compliance means for evaluating the compliance information as it relates to each employee; (d) a cycle having at least one lesson that is to be presented in at least one scheduled session, and a cycle means for linking the employee to one of the scheduled sessions; and (e) a task module having at least one task linked to the job identifier, the task containing at least one skill, at least one optimal training method and at least one enabling objective, the enabling objective is linked to at least one question such that the enabling objective provides a link from a particular task to a particular question, procedures and references and an exam, the procedures and references are linked to the questions and the questions may contain a link to an exam, the improvement in the system comprising: (f) an associating module for associating one or more skills with a certification, associating one or more certifications with a job wherein an employee must possess the associated certifications in order to be qualified to perform the job.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 334 words

An improvement in a computerized training system for use in industries wherein a person operating an industrial system is required to have at least one certificate or license issued by a government, the computerized training system being of a type having therein: (a) a qualification module comprising personalized input data indicative of personal information of at least one employee, the qualification module includes performance information, compliance information, certification information, and evaluations; (b) a job module having at least one job description having a job identifier, each employee having a link to at least one job identifier; (c) a training module having training material and at least one training lesson, at least one course having at least one lesson plan, the course is linked to at least one training lesson and associated with at least one employee, the training materials are associated with at least one training lesson for facilitating access to the training materials, the training module having a compliance means for evaluating the compliance information as it relates to each employee; (d) a cycle having at least one lesson that is to be presented in at least one scheduled session, and a cycle means for linking the employee to one of the scheduled sessions; and (e) a task module having at least one task linked to the job identifier, the task containing at least one skill, at least one optimal training method and at least one enabling objective, the enabling objective is linked to at least one question such that the enabling objective provides a link from a particular task to a particular question, procedures and references and an exam, the procedures and references are linked to the questions and the questions may contain a link to an exam, the improvement in the system comprising: (f) an associating module for associating one or more skills with a certification, associating one or more certifications with a job wherein an employee must possess the associated certifications in order to be qualified to perform the job.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 196 words

An improvement in a computerized employee training system of the type having: (a) a qualification module comprising personalized input data indicative of personal information of at least one employee; (b) a job module being associated with the qualifications module; (c) a training module having training material and at least one training lesson, the training module being associated with the job module and the qualification module; and (d) a task module having at least one task linked to the job identifier, the task containing at least one skill, at least one optimal training method, and at least one enabling objective, the enabling objective is linked to at least one question the improvement in the computerized training system comprising: (e) an associating module for associating one or more skills with a certification and associating one or more certifications with a job whereby the employee must possess the associated certifications in order to be qualified to perform the job; and, (f) a certification checking module for periodically checking employee certifications having a status to identify and report a change in the status of the certifications, whereby the computerized training system is transformed into a computerized training and certification system.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 196 words

An improvement in a computerized employee training system of the type having: (a) a qualification module comprising personalized input data indicative of personal information of at least one employee; (b) a job module being associated with the qualifications module; (c) a training module having training material and at least one training lesson, the training module being associated with the job module and the qualification module; and (d) a task module having at least one task linked to the job identifier, the task containing at least one skill, at least one optimal training method, and at least one enabling objective, the enabling objective is linked to at least one question the improvement in the computerized training system comprising: (e) an associating module for associating one or more skills with a certification and associating one or more certifications with a job whereby the employee must possess the associated certifications in order to be qualified to perform the job; and, (f) a certification checking module for periodically checking employee certifications having a status to identify and report a change in the status of the certifications, whereby the computerized training system is transformed into a computerized training and certification system.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 36 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, further including procedures and references and an exam, the procedures and references is linked to the questions, and the questions may contain a link to at least one exam.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 20 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the qualification module includes performance information, compliance information, certification information, and evaluations.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 33 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the job module includes at least one job description having a job identifier, and each employee has a link to at least one job identifier.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each course is linked to at least one training lesson and at least one employee.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 42 words

A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the training materials are linked to at least one training lesson for facilitating access to the training materials, the training module further including a compliance means for evaluating the compliance information for each employee.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 41 words

A system as claimed in claim 6, further including a course including at least one training lesson, each training lesson further including an exam, the exam further including at least one question, and a lesson plan containing at least one course.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 28 words

A system as claimed in claim 8, further including a cycle having at least a single lesson that is to be presented in at least one scheduled session.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 20 words

A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cycle is to be presented in at least two scheduled sessions.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 25 words

A system as claimed in claim 9, further including a cycle means for linking the employee to one of the at least one scheduled sessions.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 21 words

A system as claimed in claim 4, further including a means for generating reports based on information available to the system.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 18 words

A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein one report identifies compliance information associated with a selected employee.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 31 words

A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein one report contains information needed to create independent schedules making it possible to assign employees to selected jobs based on the job requirements.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 28 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, further including a means for identifying the skills that are necessary for the employee to become certified for a specified job.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 33 words

A system as claimed in claim 2, further including a means for modeling data, the means for modeling permits a display of data that exists in the system in varying degrees of detail.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 211 words

In a computerized method for training employees having the steps of: (a) storing job positions including associated duties and each certification required by a government for each stored job position; (b) storing tasks and associating each of the job positions with from zero to many tasks; (c) storing standards and associating each task with a standard; (d) storing an enabling objective for each of the tasks, the enabling objective being the result of correlating multiple related skills into the enabling objective, the enabling object representing skills that are required to successfully perform the associated task; (e) validating an employee's mastery of the skills that are associated with the required tasks; (f) storing training methods and associating each task with a training method; (g) delivering training to employees which includes the steps of creating a cycle, scheduling instructional events, enrolling students, documenting attendance and documenting performance of each employee who receives the training; an improvement in the method comprising the additional step of certifying the employee, said certifying step further comprising the steps of: (h) storing job positions including associated duties; and (i) storing and associating each certification required by a government for each stored job position with an employee; and (j) assessing the training material for compliance with user provided requirements.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 211 words

In a computerized method for training employees having the steps of: (a) storing job positions including associated duties and each certification required by a government for each stored job position; (b) storing tasks and associating each of the job positions with from zero to many tasks; (c) storing standards and associating each task with a standard; (d) storing an enabling objective for each of the tasks, the enabling objective being the result of correlating multiple related skills into the enabling objective, the enabling object representing skills that are required to successfully perform the associated task; (e) validating an employee's mastery of the skills that are associated with the required tasks; (f) storing training methods and associating each task with a training method; (g) delivering training to employees which includes the steps of creating a cycle, scheduling instructional events, enrolling students, documenting attendance and documenting performance of each employee who receives the training; an improvement in the method comprising the additional step of certifying the employee, said certifying step further comprising the steps of: (h) storing job positions including associated duties; and (i) storing and associating each certification required by a government for each stored job position with an employee; and (j) assessing the training material for compliance with user provided requirements.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 15 words

A method as recited in claim 17, wherein the user provided requirements are government regulations.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 65 words

A method as recited in claim 17, further including assigning at least one certification to at least one employee based on the mastery by each last said employee of one or more skills; associating one or more skills with a certification, associating one or more certifications with a job; and periodically checking employee certifications to identify and report a change in status of the certifications.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 57 words

A method as claimed in claim 18, further including assessing skills of a prospective employee to determine which skills need to be learned by the employee in order to successfully perform an identified job; and assessing skills of current employees to locate the employee who possesses the most skills that are required to perform an identified job.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2003-12-05	2004-06-05	2004-12-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2007-12-05	2008-06-05	2008-12-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2011-12-05	2012-06-05	2012-12-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Computerized employee certification and training system

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