April 2012
The more
training your employees receive, the better prepared they are to promote your
product, perform their duties and contribute to your company’s success.
Customers who understand your product and processes will be more inclined to
use it skillfully and experience more satisfaction, plus will be more likely to
recommend it to others. Knowledge is more than power. It is the
confidence-builder, the engine grease and the key to survival in a tough marketplace.
And the most cost-effective and resourceful way to empower and impart knowledge
to employees and customers is through online training.
An online
training program enabled by a Learning Management System (LMS) will allow the delivery,
tracking and management of different types of learning for employees,
stakeholders and customers, and increased knowledge will strengthen the
partnership between boss and employee. Moving information is critical to your
successful business, and one smart way to manage your training objectives is to
invest in an online training delivery system, which will help those within the
business run a better business.
An online
training, or E-Learning program, can incorporate all departments, including human
resources, accounting, product development and operations so administrative and
supervisory tasks can be streamlined and automated and the overall cost and
impact of training can be tracked and evaluated. Additionally, introducing an
online training initiative designed specifically with your business prospects
or customers in mind can be one of the best decisions you can make to generate
product interest, improve product knowledge and increase revenues.
Many
companies are already enjoying the benefits of a web-based learning program
while reducing classroom, travel and instructor-related costs. Course
developers and instructors can streamline and reuse existing training material
with ease and proficiency, and subject matter experts can be tapped for
up-to-the-minute product launches and organizational efficiencies.
In today’s
pressing business climate, small, medium and large companies can benefit from
well-designed E-Learning activities. Businesses large and small must be able to
distribute, manage and assess an educational program that is integrated and
launched from within their own system in a well-organized, low-cost manner.
Companies
in the know make it a point to stay that way. A major component of this
knowledge principle is to ensure that a cutting edge E-Learning program is
developed and maintained as an on-going solution to continuing education,
employee development and sales growth. An online training program can help your
business as a cornerstone of the foundation of all knowledge management within
the organization, and a company that continues to learn will continue to grow
and thrive. And after all, that’s what a successful business is all about.
Training Tips
Is Instructor-Led Online Training
Right For You?
Do you need an instructor for your online training
program? It's your call. The FlexTraining fully automated E-Learning
environment gives you three options: 1) self-paced, student-led learning, 2)
instructor-led training, or 3) a combination of the two.
In a student-led environment, students learn directly
from your prepared course content, and also from each other in discussion
forums. Additionally, input from your Subject Matter Experts enriches the
quality and expands the capacity for multi-dimensional learning content so your
learners may have everything they need within the system and course material.
The online training technology does the rest with automated instructional
delivery 24/7.
If you elect to utilize an instructor or trainer, ensure your E-Learning
system gives you the option for instructor-led courses as well as
student-directed self-paced courses. With FlexTraining, when you define your
course lesson, simply designate whether the course you are building requires an
instructor.
Your instructors should have the option to
collaborate with each other in the training environment to exchange documents
and ideas and chat in a private, secure setting. This can help build and
maintain a cohesive training team.
Instructors should also have the option to interact
with participants during the course in a live online discussion forum which
would emulate a traditional classroom environment with real-time “dialogue.”
Another commonly used communication option is a message board, which offers an
asynchronous chat setting and allows the instructor to receive and respond to
student queries, commentaries and postings in an offline manner. Whether you
choose a live chat or asynchronous message board, rich student interaction and
feedback can develop related ideas, reinforce the course topic and enhance the
program experience overall.
Integrating instructors with your online training
initiatives gives you the best of both worlds. Your online training system
should ensure instructors are given access to online course building, student
enrollment and approval, progress reporting, automated notifications, skills
management, online training, test tracking and course evaluations.
The FlexTraining E-Learning Solution gives you the
instructor-led options you need for the online training choices you want. With
or without an instructor, your learners will benefit from the flexibility
your new online training system offers!