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The Benefits of Online Training |
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Online training applications are a great way to
deliver standardized material to large groups.
Today, many online training applications can be
customized specifically to your company's
needs. |
With our busy lives, conventional employee training can become
a repetitive, time-consuming task for all involved. In-person
classroom training requires that everyone involved get together
at the same time/place, and the teacher must be paid for
his/her time, even though the same material is presented again
and again. Conventional training involves print materials,
travel expenses, and many other cost-producing aspects.
Is there a better way to deliver high quality training to
employees without the hefty expense, inconvenience, and loss of
productivity?
The solution: Online Training. Online training applications are
a great way to deliver standardized material to large groups.
Today, many online training applications can be customized
specifically to your company's needs. For example, NuRelm’s
e-training software, Osmosis, is highly customizable software
that is built on the same platform as their Content Management
Software. This enables the entire application for ease of
editability, giving non-technical course administrators the
utmost control over adding/editing courses and learners. Here
are a few more perks for adopting an Online Training
program:
* Flexibility: Online training works great with tight
schedules. Since many people are living busy lives, these
Web-based applications can be reached from home or any other
Internet-accessible computer anytime! No more scheduled
training sessions to work around. Employees can train at their
own pace, and work around their schedules, thereby minimizing
loss of productivity.
* Relevance: All content-managed courses stay up-to-date,
ensuring that the most accurate, relevant information reaches
trainees.
* Affordable: Companies with a large volume of high-turnover
positions where continuous training is necessary can save
thousands with online training programs. They eliminate
classroom related costs and materials’ expenses. Now trainers
can develop the course content, present it once and go on to
the next project. Trainers only need to revisit the course if
the content needs to be modified.
* Retention: Since trainees are learning at their own pace, the
learning retention rate is often higher than in a classroom
setting. They can still have opportunities to email or call the
teacher to ask questions, although many online courses now
offer an updatable FAQ section where they can look first for
answers to the most commonly asked questions, which reduces
repetitive questions.
* Reporting: Most applications, like Osmosis, are customizable.
The reporting tools are also customized to suit the company.
During the analysis phase of the project, specialists determine
what components are most important and develop easy ways to
gather the exact data needed for grading.
Not only are interactive, Web-based applications a great
solution for online training. Less extensive Web-based
tutorials are a great way to get information out about certain
products or services.
Sales personnel and/or consumers can easily access information
online to educate themselves about upcoming products. For
example, Pittsburgh-based ThermoFisher teamed up with NuRelm to
create an online tutorial for a medical device they invented.
The product was to be released to medical professionals
globally, but didn’t have an effective way to relay how to use
it. NuRelm created a Web-based slide show of step-by-step
instructions. The Internet is a versatile education tool for
anyone from consumers to employees, children, doctors, or other
professionals.
Heather Jewell is the Manager of Planning and Administration of
NuRelm. NuRelm is a Web software and services firm that focuses
on helping non-technical professionals utilize on the Web to
build business. For more information, please visit
www.NuRelm.com.
12/29/2008
Source:
http://www.articlesbase.com/human-resources-articles/the-benefits-of-online-training-236393.html
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