“Think about the difference between training and education. Training helps me understand the checklist. I can do XYZ and it's a known. Education really prepares you for the unknown. Being in a classroom and being educated makes us think more critically about a particular topic.” Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier Air University command chief Learn more as Blazier and Dr. Yolanda Williams, the provost and institutional accreditation administrator for #AirUniversity, discuss the differences between education and training and what each prepare Airmen to do. #EducationVsTraining
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4wTotally agree! Following a checklist doesn't help them understand why we do what we do. I fought for more vendor specific training in our course, not just in house developed curriculum, but official curriculum, possibly using vendor certification testing as the measurement device for that module of education, after all, we have a testing center!