B757-200 CAPTAIN REPORTS UNABLE TO PERFORM DVD-BASED AT-HOME TRAINING REQUIRED BY HIS AIRLINE. LATER LEARNS THE COMPANY HAD INCORRECTLY SIGNED OFF THE TRAINING AS HAVING BEEN COMPLETED.

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SOME TIME AGO THE COMPANY SENT ME SOME SORT OF DVD WITH AN ENCLOSED LETTER STATING THAT I SHOULD COMPLETE THE VIEWING OF THIS DVD; AND THEN CERTIFY THIS TRAINING ON THE COMPANY'S INTRANET SITE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS DVD EVEN WORKS; AS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT IN MY HOME ENTERTAINMENT EQUIP. LATER; WHEN ATTENDING MY RECURRENCY TRAINING THERE WAS A REF TO A SIMILAR TRAINING ITEM TO BE COMPLETED ON THE UNION'S WEB SITE. THIS PORTION DID NOT WORK; AND I WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO COMPLETE SUCH TRAINING. I KNOW OF NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT TO OWN A DVD PLAYER TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY. NOR DO I KNOW OF ANY REQUIREMENT OF ANY UNITED STATES BASED WORKER OF ANY SORT TO WORK FREE OF CHARGE OUTSIDE OF ANY MUTUALLY AGREED TO ARRANGEMENT. LAST I CHKED THE DEFINITION OF SUCH FORCED LABOR WAS CALLED SLAVERY. CONSEQUENTLY; I HAVE AT THIS POINT NOT COMPLETED SUCH TRAINING. YET; WHEN I ACCESSED THE ON-LINE TRAINING RECORDS KEPT FOR ME ON THE COMPANY'S WEB SITE; I FOUND THAT THIS TRAINING HAD BEEN ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED OFF AS COMPLETED. SINCE I HAVE NEITHER COMPLETED SUCH TRAINING NOR SIGNED IT OFF ANYWHERE; I MUST ASSUME THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD FALSELY FILLED THIS OUT IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH AGREEMENTS MADE DIRECTLY BTWN THE COMPANY AND GOV REGULATORS; AND NOT INVOLVING ME. I HAVE KEPT A PRINTOUT OF THIS TRANSCRIPT AS LISTED ON THE COMPANY'S WEB PAGE SHOULD IT BE NEEDED FOR FURTHER REVIEW OF THIS MATTER.