| Online training has a number of benefits for | | | | to be held to the same performance standards, it |
| companies who deal with the challenges of | | | | is vital to be sure that they all receive the same |
| providing effective training to their employees on | | | | training. |
| an ongoing basis. Delivering high-quality, consistent | | | | Advantages of E-Learning in Corporate Training |
| training classes and programs to diverse | | | | With online training, there are benefits in terms of |
| populations of employees via traditional learning | | | | both scheduling convenience. Since e-learning is |
| methods can be very challenging for a number of | | | | designed to be delivered on-demand, scheduling |
| reasons. | | | | group training sessions is not an issue with this |
| Challenges of Traditional Training in Corporate | | | | type of employee training. Employees can |
| Settings | | | | participate in online training as a group or |
| Scheduling time for a number of employees to | | | | individually, as allowed by their schedules. |
| attend instructor-lead training sessions at a | | | | With e-learning, content will remain consistent |
| particular time can be very difficult, particularly in | | | | from one learner to the next, because of the |
| smaller organizations and departments. It isn't | | | | manner in which online training is developed and |
| always easy, or even possible to choose a time | | | | delivered. The intervening variable of class |
| that will work for everyone who needs to attend. | | | | composition and instructor personality is removed |
| No matter how carefully training sessions are | | | | from the mix with online training. For training and |
| planned, it seems that something always comes | | | | human resources managers who are responsible |
| up at the last minute that keeps one or more of | | | | for ensuring that all employees have equal access |
| the employees from being able to attend a | | | | to training, this advantage is priceless. |
| mandatory training session. When this happens, | | | | An additional advantage of e-learning is the |
| some of the employees get the training they | | | | self-paced nature of the instruction. Those who |
| need, and others do not. | | | | require remediation can spend time acquiring the |
| While additional training sessions can always be | | | | skills they need without being singled out in a |
| scheduled at a later date, two instructor-led | | | | classroom environment as being slower than their |
| training sessions are never exactly the same. | | | | peers. Those with advanced skills can move |
| Even when the same training agenda is followed, | | | | quickly through the training materials, |
| there will likely be some inconsistency from one | | | | accomplishing the training objectives and goals at |
| session to the next. When employees are going | | | | a pace that works for them. |