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Cutting costs with online training initiatives

By July 26th, 2012No Comments

These days businesses are always looking for ways to cut costs while still increasing technology and not damaging performance. That may seem difficult with the economy still struggling to stabilize, with less room for savings when companies may already feel they're at their minimums. For those, it may be wise to find alternative places to work, rather than simply different ways.

Mobile solutions and bring-your-own-device programs are already popular with many businesses, so making the leap to online training with eLearning development seems like a logical next step. These tools allow employees to learn when and where they want, enhancing employee engagement to work-related activities and increasing the amount of knowledge each worker will take away from a program.

Ways to cut costs

More and more businesses today are worried about the bottom line and how to manage that factor against quality and productivity. No company wants to save money if it means sacrificing employee engagement and customer satisfaction, as both these factors are essential to maintaining a top-performing business. For those institutions, custom training software is an ideal way of reducing costs while keeping all employees well-trained and informed.

A range of companies have found that eLearning development can benefit industries of all kinds, according to Indian Express. Regardless of the kind of business, owners have seen that these computer-based training modules allow employees to learn when and where they want, increasing flexibility and allowing a whole new level of engagement that traditional courses can't match.

Campus Technology found that, of the respondents it surveyed, most said that online classes were just as effective as traditional courses they could have taken. Grades were much the same, and percent of pass or fail were not largely affected either, according to the research from Ithaka S+R. Because these tools earn much the same outcome as traditional training methods currently used by corporations, switching to renewable and flexible online training programs using eLearning development will help these corporations earn the same high level of expertise among employees without sacrificing quality or spending extra money.

Encouraging collaboration

Companies can pull in support from employees and the community at large by offering online courses not only to its internal community but to those who can access them on the internet at large.

The Worcester College of Technology decided to endeavor into the world of online collaborative tools by allowing open enrollment in its courses to other nations. According to Virtual College, the school will be offering classes to Ethiopian students as part of a free online enrollment program. The point of this, according to the school, is to enhance global perspectives without incurring any additional costs for this new outlook on training materials.

The school wants to have more than three-fourths of its online offerings open to all internet participants, starting with Ethiopian enrollees. As part of a cultural charitable outreach program, this will not only help with world wide outlooks, it will also allow students without the opportunity otherwise to benefit from high-quality learning programs.

Studies have shown that these tools are just as useful and effective as traditional teaching methods. Using eLearning development will make in-house employee experiences that much better, as well as opening up workers to an online global impact. They will also save costs while accomplishing essential training requirements. CSE Software Inc. is an experienced company in eLearning development. Modules on any subject for any audience can be developed around your organization’s goals and targeted to staff and clients. Whether you need to teach subject matter or how-to perform a task, CSE can create the content you need and deploy via PC, Internet or mobile device.

Contact Stacey Burris at sburris@csesoftware.com or 1.309.670.7595 and ask for an eLearning demo today!