Accelerating Workforce Training Through Cognitive Task Analysis: The CTA in E/Affect Challenge

This informational webinar outlines the purpose and parameters of CTA in E/Affect, a challenge sponsored by Schmidt Futures to strengthen the case for Cognitive Task Analysis in the workplace. WHAT IS COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS? CTA is a toolkit used by psychologists, researchers, and instructional designers to understand how high-performing professionals make complex decisions. The deep insights revealed through CTA can be used to design training programs that help novices achieve proficiency at a rapid pace. TWO-STAGE PROGRAM The grant will support a year-long project carried out in two stages: Stage 1: CTA in Effect The first stage will solicit case studies of CTA's ROI and award $10,000 in total prize money to the most compelling submissions. Stage 2: CTA in Affect The second stage will identify high-value areas of opportunity for CTA-based training programs. AN INVITATION TO PARTNERS AND PRACTITIONERS Are you an experienced CTA practitioner? Do you represent a company that would like to learn more about how CTA can preserve institutional knowledge and accelerate training? If the answer to either question is yes, this webinar will be of value to you. Learn more about Naturalistic Decision Making and Cognitive Task Analysis at NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org. Thank you to Schmidt Futures for their generous sponsorship of this initiative and support of the NDMA and its mission. Learn more about their work at SchmidtFutures.com.