
SOMA College
Making use of what simulation has to offer.
SOMA College is one of Tenstar Simulation's oldest customers, and our working relationship started ten years ago. Today, their simulation room includes 18 Tenstar simulators, and their most recent order included an upgrade on ten of the units to a comprehensive motion base platform system. As a school providing professional machine education for ground, road, and waterworks, they've indeed taken advantage of what simulation has to offer.
Richard Kleinjan has been a teacher at SOMA College for 12 years. We sat down with him to see what he believes to be the benefits and how the school use simulation today.
"The students get acquainted with the machines through simulation. The more they practice, the better. I've been an operator for 15 years, and so for me, operating is routine, but there are a lot of hours behind it. I know what to expect from the machines, and I can translate that for the students using the simulators. A simulator is a perfect tool for a teacher. It'll keep the students going, challenge them throughout the learning process."
- Richard Kleinjan, Teacher at SOMA College.