Assessing virtual training in environmental awareness for professional groups

Abstract

In this paper a virtual training program
(AULAVEA) that focused on environmental
awareness of various professional
groups such as cooks, builders
and waste management workers, among
others, was evaluated. An international
sample of Latin American students was
selected to participate from among a
large number of applicants. Following
a review of the background to this research,
a platform designed for this purpose
is described. To assess the training
offered, a questionnaire was used concentrating
on dimensions appropriate
for the evaluation of training. The study
provides a grid of empirical criteria in
order to evaluate the quality of e-learning
training model. Its results show a
high level of satisfaction with the course
given, which succeeded in enabling the
development of environmental skills, although
it was considered to include an
excessive density of information. We

conclude by proposing several actions
to improve initiatives like this.