How BuildWitt Training Saves You Time

In the Dirt World, there’s no such thing as standing still. If you’re not producing, you’re moving backward. 

But there are a million things that can slow jobs down. 

We'll talk about some of those things that hurt productivity and waste your valuable time. Then we'll talk about ways BuildWitt Training can help you save time and stay on—or even ahead of—schedule.

What's costing you time?

When we made BuildWitt Training, we didn’t want to create a product based on what we thought would be better. We wanted to create something that works for you. Something that lets you choose people and profit.

So, we asked our partners in the Dirt World, “What slows you down?”

Here's what they said:  

• Accidents and injuries
• Mechanical issues
• Poor communication
• New systems
• Turnover
• User error, especially due to inexperience
• Bad weather

Now, we can't fix the weather. But we can tell you four ways you can solve other problems and save time with BuildWitt Training. 

Onboarding and safety

In 2020, around 7.3 million people worked in construction, and 165,300 of them reported on-the-job injuries.¹ Some people may look at that and say, "Well, that's only a little over 2%. That's not bad." 

But it is bad, because not every accident ends with "just" an injury. Construction workers are more likely to die on the job than workers in any other industry; they accounted for around 25% of American workplace fatalities in 2020.²

Inexperienced people are more likely to get hurt on the job than experienced workers.³ And with an estimated 41% of the construction workforce set to retire between 2018 and 2031, that menas you're going to be hiring a lot more inexperienced workers to replace them.⁴

When people are new to the jobsite, they often don’t know the first thing about where to stand, how to communicate with hand signals, or how to look out for their own physical wellbeing. So BuildWitt Training teaches them.

You can use the New Hire Essentials learning plans to give your newest workers crucial training on topics that include:

• Basic industry knowledge
• Technical training for their specific role
• Helpful construction skills they should know
• Soft-skills and leadership training 

Plus, you'll get safety courses that are great for new hires and experienced workers alike. We cover the basics in our Safety: An Introduction learning plan. And with the ClickSafety add-on, you can give your people the best online OSHA, MSHA, and HAZWOPER training available. 

Learn more about how BuildWitt Training helps prevent jobsite safety incidents.

Turnover prevention

We wrote an article about how BuildWitt Training helps prevent turnover, so we'll just hit the highlights here.

Almost two-thirds of people who left their jobs in 2021 felt like they had no opportunities to grow at work.⁵ And when it comes to the Dirt World, workers rated responsibility and training as the second and third most important things their employers can give them. (Money was first, but hey, can you blame them?)⁶

BuildWitt Training saves you time at the most basic level because you get a simple way to train your employees. And when they get the training they want, they're more likely to keep working for you.

Take a look at some of the learning plans you can use to educate your crews: 

• Leadership. Over 100 lessons from experts like Jocko Willink and Wally Adamchik teach your crews how to communicate, take ownership of their work, and more.
• Role-specific training. Every job has its own unique tasks and challenges. With learning plans for roles like foreman, laborer, operator, and more, your people can learn the skills they need to do their jobs well.
• Personal development. Lessons on personal finance and mental health give your crew members get the opportunity to grow as whole people—not productive robots.

Head over to our Course Catalog to see more learning plans.

Machine maintenance and care

Training your equipment operators can save you thousands of dollars. One example of a huge time-saver is training them on equipment maintenance to avoid costly, preventable breakdowns.

That’s why one of our courses is all about equipment walkarounds. It'll teach your people how to do a daily equipment checklist, inspect their machines for potential hazards, and use the Operation and Maintenance Manual like they're supposed to. 

Plus, leadership training will teach your operators how to take ownership of their equipment—even though they're not the ones paying for it. That can save you hundreds of downtime hours and even more in repair costs.

Time-saving features and format

Besides time-saving training content, we make the training software itself quick and easy for you and your people to use. Here's how. 

Consistent, comprehensive training

Our content library features over 800 videos and counting. So you can create a consistent training program for your crews, no matter how far apart they are. Plus, you can assign content by group or role, so the right people get the right training at the right time.

Microlearning

Your crews are busy, so they shouldn't have to sit in a classroom all day! BuildWitt Training lessons use microlearning, meaning the videos are short and easy to remember. Most of them are less than five minutes.

Since lessons are easy to retain, your crew members will be better equipped to apply what they learned and be more productive in the field.

Content for the Dirt World, by the Dirt World

A lot of training is generic. It wasn't made exclusively for the Dirt World. But BuildWitt Training is. We develop our content with help from in-house and external subject matter experts who have decades of experience in the industry. They make content that's tailored to the Dirt World so your people can get the most out of their training.

Training anywhere, any time

The BuildWitt Training app lets your people take their training with them so they can watch a lesson whenever and wherever they want.

That means your new pipelayer can brush up on trench safety before they enter a real trench. Operators can watch a machine walkaround, then try what they learned on a real machine. Foremen can pick a lesson from the Toolbox Talks learning plan to make their crew huddles more engaging and helpful.

Plus, the ability to train remotely lets you train your crews easily even when they're spread out.

One central training system

BuildWitt Training lets you upload your own custom content so you can store and share your way of working in one central place. That means you can make lessons, documents, and quizzes that are specific to your processes and culture. 

And don't worry—you don't have to be a producer or videographer to do this. Check out this article on how you can use BuildWitt Training to create and upload your own content.

Tracking and analytics

No more messy spreadsheets! Our built-in analytics let you track your people's progress at a glance. So you can see who's completed their training, who's working on it, and who's overdue.

You can also see what content your crew members are assigning themselves to watch on their own. That helps you find out who's hungry to grow, so you can encourage and invest in them.

Takeaways  

BuildWitt Training isn’t a magic bullet, and it won't correct every time-wasting problem you face. But it will help you start saving time in these key areas so your crews can be more productive and safer on the job. 

Learn more about how BuildWitt Training can help you train your people and invest in a more efficient future. 

Visit the BuildWitt Training website.