Spiraling
Training Costs?
January
2008
The launch of a new business year probably means a fresh
series of training programs, product launches, sales objectives or student enrollment
goals. A new year and a new direction can be exciting, but it’s up to you to
make it all happen. You’re probably already busy planning several new projects.
Unfortunately, your budget allowance probably hasn’t kept pace with the
spiraling costs associated with new project launches and related training
programs. How will you effectively implement the tools and processes associated
with your new objectives, plus manage the training costs related to educating
your learners?
Online
training is a proven method for improving training effectiveness and can
increase productivity while lowering training-related expenses. Any group or
organization can shift to web-based training. By asking yourself a few questions, you can get started in no time!
- Do we have the staff and system requirements to
provide web-based training? Your staff:production
ratio will soar due to the centralized development, implementation and
launch of online courses. The FlexTraining
online training system is a flexible, secure and powerful web-based
training platform and is designed to be user-friendly and low maintenance.
- Who will develop the training courses? No experts required. The FlexTraining Management Center will guide you or your
training staff every step of the way as you quickly build courses, course
guides, testing and other management or reporting functions.
- Will we need to develop new training material, or do
we have existing course content to transfer to an online format? Most companies have existing
training content in many different formats, including Word, PowerPoint,
spreadsheets and more. Plus, the integrated Microsoft PowerPoint-to-Flash
converter provides instant transformation of your PPT presentations into
the versatile Flash movie format!
Typically,
answering these questions will result in you saying “Yes” to online
training, a cost-saving solution for your training programs and for your company
budget! Automating your training will amplify the impact of your existing
resources and will soon become an integral part of your new product,
informational and training launches. Transitioning from a traditional classroom
format to web-based training can be achieved with ease, and the FlexTraining Learning Management System offers a variety of
integrated templates for custom course design, student tracking, reporting and
analysis. Your new or existing training content will be
converted for web-based delivery and ready for launch to meet those new project
deadlines - and probably under budget!
Every bit as important as cost is the direct impact on the employee or
customer. E-learning
is provided in a user-friendly, online environment, and performance testing and
tracking are significant development and rating tools for employee advancement.
In a world of spiraling costs and increased demands on all employees, on-demand
E-Learning solutions are bucking the traditional classroom trend and assisting
organizations in every industry with product launches, project management processes
and training objectives – at tremendous savings to the organization and a great
start to your new business year!