2.1. Environmental Factors

Several trends in the broader external environment impact technical training across companies, regardless of industry. These trends include a lack of a common understanding of technical training, historical changes in technical training, perceptions of technical training, and the fact that, compared to other disciplines, technical training does not have a strong, unified lobby. There are challenges and opportunities associated with each of these environmental factors.

2.1.1. Lack of a Common Understanding

"Technical training" is an interesting term. It is not black and white, and it does not mean the same thing to everyone. While people may think they are talking about the same thing, they often are not. What is technical ...

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