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Technology-based learning
                                       Computerized  training  is

                                      becoming more common
                                      as  technology  advances.
      Discuss some suitable training  It's    also     known       as
       methods in the hospitality     computer-based  training
                industry
                                      (CBT)  or  e-learning,  but
                                      the  two  terms  relate  to
                                      the  same  thing  with  one
                                      major       difference:       e-

                                      learning is entirely online,
     Simulation                       whereas  computer-based
       Simulations are a useful       training  applies  to  any

     training tool for industries     type  of  computer-based
     that  demand  a  specific        training.
     set     of     abilities    for
     operating         machinery,         Learners  are  more
     such as the hotel industry       engaged  and  likely  to

     use of large machinery at        retain      what       they've
     laundry  area.  Simulations      learned  if  they  practise
     that       operate        well   their new skills and apply

     replicate          real-world    them       in    real     work
     scenarios       and      assist  situations.    When  it  is
     trainees       to      handle    done              individually,
     problems        they      may    however,  it  can  be    time-
     encounter on the job.            consuming,          especially

                                      when  learners    require
                                      continuous  updates  from
                                      a content expert.
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