May 23 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) said on Thursday the

planemaker has updated its workforce training for new hires for

manufacturing and quality after pausing it in late February.

Its new hires will now receive 10 to 14 weeks of

foundational skills training before moving to the production

floor, which is one to two weeks more on average per employee

than in the past.

At its Renton training center, Boeing ( BA ) has installed a

section of 737 fuselage for employees to practice skills such as

wiring installation and identifying potential defects.

Following Alaska Airlines incident on Jan.5 when a door

panel of a 737 MAX 9 detached during a flight, the company is

overhauling manufacturing practices as it grapples with

investigations and slumping production of its strongest-selling

jet.