Electronic Training Records which show Evidence that People have been Trained

[IrishMike]

Hi all

We are looking at going electronic with our documentation so I would appreciate suggestions as to how you can show evidence that people have been trained on our various documents and procedures?
At the moment we use a paper system which includes a sign off page which all trainees sign upon completion of trainig...

All suggestions gratefully appreciated!

take care..

Mike

[Gert Sorensen]

What business are you in? Is it FDA-regulated?

[IrishMike]

Hi Gert

We are in hazardous waste management so we are not regulated by the FDA!!

[M Greenaway]

A record of training doesnt have to be signed off by the trainee, but going from paper systems to paperless generally means losing some old fashioned signatures on things. A couple of ways to get over this if you still need to record that personal traceability is either via an e-mail system, or similar database type application that requires sign on and password to access.

[Gert Sorensen]

In Reply to Parent Post by IrishMike

Hi Gert

We are in hazardous waste management so we are not regulated by the FDA!!

If you're using Lotus Notes then you can easily create a database with the possibility of electronic signatures. Otherwise, you can use Outlook for email verification provided that all employees have an email account. For that matter you could make the forms in Adobe and have them signed on an intranet server....

When you are not regulated then it is entirely up to you.

[IrishMike]

I forgot to mention that we are ISO 14001 accredited and aiming for 9001..

[michellemmm]

In Reply to Parent Post by IrishMike

I forgot to mention that we are ISO 14001 accredited and aiming for 9001..

Are you sure that you are "ACCREDITED"?????

[curryassassin]

In Reply to Parent Post by M Greenaway

A record of training doesnt have to be signed off by the trainee, but going from paper systems to paperless generally means losing some old fashioned signatures on things. A couple of ways to get over this if you still need to record that personal traceability is either via an e-mail system, or similar database type application that requires sign on and password to access.

so how does the trainee agree that they have been trained / feel competent?