Quality Grind Podcast
Welcome to The Quality Grind Podcast, presented by Medvacon! Join hosts Joe Toscano, President of Medvacon, and Mike Kent, Director of Learning Platforms, as they (we) have some fun while tackling topics related to the “everyday grind” within Life Science industries.
Featuring conversations with key industry players, they’ll dive into their unique problem-solving strategies, career paths and personal interests. Most importantly, their (our) goal is to cultivate a community where information and experiences can be shared with and for the benefit of all, emphasizing the diversity of approaches to industry challenges and the importance of continuous engagement and learning.
Quality Grind Podcast
QGP Short: Improving Effectiveness of Annual GMP Training
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Is your GMP training just the same old annual routine? Time to change things up!
GMP training doesn’t have to be generic. And it certainly doesn’t have to be boring. But all too often, that’s exactly what it turns into. In this Quality Grind Short, Mike describes a few easy-to-implement strategies that will shift your annual GMP training from something people have to do into something they actually want to do. Learn how to improve engagement and have people lining up for more instead of chasing stragglers at the end of the year.
At Medvacon, we help organizations like yours deliver targeted and impactful training. Reach out and let’s build a program that does more than just check a box before the current calendar year expires.
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Wanna see a magic trick? I bet I can turn that fun curiosity into fear and simple drudgery with just 3 little words – “Annual” “GMP” “Training” – ugh… Right?
Now, GMP training doesn’t have to be generic. And it certainly doesn’t have to be boring. But all too often, that’s exactly what it turns into. Annual training gets rolled out with the stench of “oh yeah, we gotta do this refresher before the end of the year, so “git ‘er dun!” Not ideal. But even if you find yourself up against the latter part of the calendar, there is still a chance – and time – to make an impact.
Let’s first talk about what not to do.
If your training program is just a check-the-box exercise, people pick up on that immediately. It sends the message that training isn’t valuable, and that perception spreads fast and is really hard to overcome once people see it as their reality.
Reusing the same content from last year? That tells your team that nothing has changed, even though your operations, systems, and risks probably have to some degree. And if the entire session just recites regulations without showing how they apply, people tune out. Especially when everyone gets the same one-size-fits-all course where only part of it applies to them.
Now here’s the good news. Building effective, relevant annual GMP training isn’t as hard as it might seem. You just have to flip the script. Start with your operations. Use your actual systems, your documentation, your deviation workflows, CAPAs, your risks, because that’s what your team deals with every day. Then take it further.
Address your team’s current pain points head-on. How are investigations being handled? Where are people getting stuck during risk assessments or impact analyses? Those are the kinds of things your team needs and wants help with. If you’re simply regurgitating things people heard last year or way back in Orientation, you’ll lose them before you get started.
Next, shift the focus from the what and when of regulations to the why and how behind them. Help your team understand what good looks like, how to respond when things go sideways. How to escalate, who to involve, and how decisions are made when compliance and operations intersect.
All these ideas can be incorporated in short programs that are targeted to your personnel and what they do every day. And I encourage you to get creative with the format and delivery, too. For crying out loud, have some fun with this! Something different creates curiosity and naturally opens up more of the brain to retain whatever information follows.
Ready to level up your GMP training? Need support to design and deliver something that makes an impact before the end of the year? Medvacon can help. Our training experts develop targeted GMP sessions that reflect your processes, your systems, and your needs all while meeting your organization’s annual training requirements. Don’t let the fear of a last-minute situation be the reason your GMP training falls short. Together, let’s raise the bar.
Call us today at 1-833-633-8226 or visit us online at www.medvacon.com.