Studies by companies using IMCBT have shown that they can reduce the overall cost of training. Savings of 20 to 80% with 40 to 60% being the most common have been measured. These savings appear in the form of reduced training time, reduced instructor time, elimination of travel and increased retention and performance. Basically, the delivery costs of IMCBT are much lower than traditional training however the development costs are much higher. There must be a sufficient training need (i.e. quantity of students) to justify the development costs.

Under an Air Force funded program Boeing has investigated the packaging of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) training materials for computer based instruction. Other organizations have also been involved in similar activity. This papers discusses the lessons learned and ideas for future IMCBT material for NDE training.

Acknowledgement

This work is sponsored by the Materials Directorate of Wright Laboratory under contract #F33615-95-C-5225. Charles Buynak is the Air Force Wright Laboratory program manager.

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