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Construction Safety Tips from Nocti Business Solutions
Learn the fundamentals of of construction safety and build a safer, more productive workforce with Nocti Business Solutions today!
Average Cost of College Tuition Continues to Rise—Skills Gap Continues to Grow
It’s no secret that college tuition has steadily risen in the United States over the past few decades. In fact, the cost of attending college has increased by 213% since 1988. Yet, surprisingly, the number of high school graduates going directly to college is rising as well. However, this is creating a growing issue in […]
Welding Test—Choosing the Best Apprentice with Assessment
Apprenticeships have been an ideal way for employers to train new employees for centuries, teaching students the skills they need to thrive in a specific trade. In fact, apprenticeships date back to the 14th century and are now experiencing a resurgence in popularity due to the growing skills gap and increasing demand for skilled-trades workers. […]
Welding Safety Tips from NBS
Learn about the importance for welders and a few basic welding safety tips. Nocti Business Solutions is proud provider of Welding employee assessment tests.
Building an All-star Maintenance Team with Current Employees
Learn how managers can use mainenance skill assessments to turn current employees into highly productive maintenance teams.
Strategic Solutions – January 2018
The 2017 Winter issue of Strategic Solutions takes a look at the skills gap created by a retiring workforce, provides information about the NBS CSC Upgrades, and of course highlights from our annual NBS Holiday giving and celebrating!
A Beautiful Relationship: Evaluation Tests & Performance Appraisals
What is an employee performance appraisal? Every manager, team leader, or business owner must validate the value of an employee to their company at one point or another. An employee performance appraisal does just that; it identifies the value of an employee to the company. Appraisals are generally written, oral, or a combination of the […]
Basic Rules of Machinery Maintenance Safety
At Nocti Business Solution (NBS), safety is always a key concern. No matter the industry, we aim to ensure that every worker is qualified to be on the work floor. Workers who do not have the proper knowledge or skills create hazards for themselves and workers who surround them. In any industry, especially manufacturing or […]
Shaping your Training Programs with Assessments
At Nocti Business Solutions (NBS) we understand just how difficult it is to design a fully effective training program. In light of that, we develop and share tools that help in the planning and design of training material. In hope of helping you make the most of your training efforts. The Benefits of Assessment and […]
Offering Electrician Training—A win-win for Companies and Employees
As the demand for electrical maintenance, installation, and construction rise and the skilled-trade workforce dwindles—the demand for electrical workers surges throughout the U.S. It’s an undeniable equation that is happening right before our eyes. More and more skilled trade professionals are reaching the age of retirement, while the nation’s youth are uniformly being steered away […]
The Top Five Jobs as an Electrician, With the Best ROI
As our country’s economy, markets, and professional trends change, we will experience a rapidly increasing need for electricians and electrical workers. These in-demand workers are those who install, maintain, and inspect electrical components at the industrial level. The dilemma is that a significant portion of experienced electricians are approaching retirement and the desire and demand […]
The Most Common Incidents as an Electrician, and How to Avoid Them
Electricity has exponentially grown to be one of the most important, and probably most taken for granted, entities in the U.S. It has become so intertwined with our daily lives and routines, that most of us can’t possibly imagine a world without it. This means that there will always be a need for electricians to […]
Effective Training for Manufacturing Companies
At Nocti Business Solutions, we stress with our manufacturing partners the importance of using effective and accurate training methods. Through our experience, we’ve learned that training is one of the most important and influential factors for building a successful manufacturing company; especially when job roles involve a skilled trade. With proper training materials, companies can […]
Why Positivity Should Flourish in a Factory Environment
At Nocti Business Solutions (NBS) we aim to help our manufacturing partners be as successful as possible. With our industry knowledge and extensive experience, we have identified the factors that help build success within a factory environment. Fundamentally, success will not be achieved working from the outside in. It begins with the leadership of the […]
Techniques Boeing and CTE article
Narrowing the Skills Gap to Ensure the Future of Manufacturing: Boeing and CTE appeared in Techniques, January 2018, vol. 93, no. 1, pp 20-23. Nadine Rosendin and Anne Gielczyk. Manufacturing has long been the backbone of the United States economy, and as such, the implication of a widening skills gap are economically significant. [read more]
Manufacturing Safety — Avoid 3 of the Most Common Accidents
In a manufacturing environment, accidents can go from bad to worse in a matter of seconds. Heavy machinery, hazardous chemicals or an unclean workplace can lead to catastrophic events. Illness, personal injury and even loss of life can all be results of workplace accidents, and that level of severity should never be taken lightly. Nocti […]