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Thierry Rochat of Volkswagen Group Middle East explains why his training team chose Sana Learn. He says it can turn lengthy technical material into online courses quickly, helping technicians prepare before in-person practice. He sees it as a complement to hands-on training rather than a replacement.
- 1A new approach to trainingRochat describes automotive training as traditionally face-to-face and says Sana's demonstration stood out.
- 2From documents to coursesHe says the team can turn technical content into an online course in minutes, including material from documents hundreds of pages long.
- 3Preparing for practical workTechnicians still need to perform tasks hands-on; Rochat says online preparation makes their in-person time more valuable.
Takeaways
- Rochat says Sana can turn technical content into an online course within minutes.
- His team uses it to prepare technicians before they attend the academy.
- He says hands-on training remains necessary, and preparation can make in-person time more valuable.
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Preparing technicians with Sana Learn
Rochat explains why his team chose Sana and how it uses technical documents to prepare online learning. He says this preparation supports rather than replaces practical training.
Thierry Rochat, Training Academy Operations Senior Manager at Volkswagen Group Middle East, sees native AI as part of the future of learning and development. Automotive training has traditionally taken place face-to-face, he says, but Sana's first demonstration showed his team a different approach.
The feature that stood out was the ability to turn technical material into an online course in a few minutes. Rochat says some self-study technical documents run to 200 or 300 pages; his team can put the information into Sana to prepare participants before they arrive at the academy. He compares it to having a personal tutor in your pocket.
Rochat stresses that technicians still need to touch equipment and perform tasks to learn. Sana will not replace in-person training, he says; it can help participants arrive prepared and make their time at the academy more valuable.
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