<s>
In	O
business	O
,	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
medium	O
through	O
which	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
skills	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
;	O
however	O
they	O
are	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
corporate	O
situations	O
to	O
improve	O
business	O
awareness	O
and	O
management	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
both	O
to	O
allow	O
specialization	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
educate	O
individuals	O
in	O
the	O
workings	O
of	O
the	O
sectors	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
making	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
versatile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
are	O
not	O
just	O
games	O
;	O
their	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
educate	O
and	O
inform	O
in	O
an	O
exciting	O
and	O
memorable	O
way	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
purely	O
to	O
entertain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
classification	O
has	O
become	O
somewhat	O
impractical	O
,	O
as	O
increasing	O
numbers	O
of	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
are	O
involving	O
both	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
combining	O
both	O
an	O
overall	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
with	O
some	O
decisions	O
relating	O
to	O
specific	O
sectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Training	B-Application
Simulations	I-Application
normally	O
form	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
program	O
designed	O
to	O
educate	O
employees	O
or	O
students	O
about	O
the	O
skills	O
needed	O
to	O
operate	O
a	O
business	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
persuade	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
think	O
outside	O
the	O
box	O
"	O
and	O
see	O
the	O
bigger	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
use	O
for	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
is	O
in	O
a	O
corporate	O
setting	O
,	O
simulation	O
games	O
are	O
increasingly	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
educate	O
young	O
people	O
about	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
secondary	O
school	O
age	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
MBA	B-Application
students	O
,	O
anyone	O
can	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
first-hand	O
experience	O
of	O
running	O
a	O
company	O
and	O
making	O
decisions	O
that	O
directly	O
affect	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
was	O
in	O
1956	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
called	O
The	O
Top	O
Management	O
Decision	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
Management	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
were	O
first	O
used	O
,	O
they	O
involved	O
paper	O
forms	O
that	O
were	O
filled	O
in	O
by	O
the	O
participants	O
and	O
then	O
compared	O
by	O
the	O
organizer	O
of	O
the	O
exercise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
corporations	O
and	O
academic	O
courses	O
that	O
contain	O
a	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
integrate	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
existing	O
or	O
completely	O
new	O
training	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduction	O
:	O
the	O
organizer	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
(	O
plus	O
sometimes	O
a	O
specialist	O
in	O
the	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
)	O
will	O
meet	O
the	O
participants	O
and	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
brief	O
explanation	O
of	O
the	O
purposes	O
behind	O
the	O
training	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
should	O
hope	O
to	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
companies	O
that	O
specialize	O
in	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
also	O
offer	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
special	O
integrated	O
plan	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
client	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
process	O
as	O
streamlined	O
and	O
efficient	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
are	O
available	O
based	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
industries	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
thousands	O
of	O
different	O
aims	O
and	O
objectives	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
outline	O
a	O
specific	O
skill-set	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
improved	O
by	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
training	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
skills	O
that	O
good	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
should	O
build	O
on	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
coordination	O
–	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
training	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
involve	O
working	O
in	O
groups	O
or	O
teams	O
of	O
people	O
;	O
improving	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
communicate	O
effectively	O
,	O
delegate	O
tasks	O
and	O
diplomatically	O
resolve	O
any	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
