What training belongs in the purchase, not after it

Put training in the purchase: which shifts, what each person must do, and practice on your jobs, not only a demo roll. The pass line is that the operator can change a job alone.

A handover training on the press

Training belongs in the purchase: how many shifts, what each person must be able to do, and that the practice uses your jobs, not only a demo roll. If you book the training after the purchase, the date and the cost both slip away. The acceptance line says “the operator can complete a job change alone,” not “two hours of training were provided.”

A handover training on the press

Why it is judged this way

A two-hour lecture does not cover the night shift. Leave at least one full job change for the operator to do, with the supplier watching beside them. If the operator cannot do it, the training is not complete, and the final payment is tied to that.

What to compare

What you see What to call it What not to do
The operator finishes one job change alone Training is complete Count a sign-in sheet as complete
Only a demo roll was used Your material still has to be added Accept the training
Nobody from the night shift attended Add a night-shift round Train the day shift only

At job change or when a roll is opened

  1. The contract states the training shifts and that your jobs are used.
  2. Use one real job change as the test.
  3. At least one person from the night shift passes.

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