Creating The Correct Environment For Online Training
This article will focus on the learning environment of your staff
. Having invested in your employees training program it is vital you maximise the benefits from any course they are taking. There are a number of factors that can reduce the effectiveness of Online Training.
It is anticipated that the majority of your training will soon be delivered Online. This will allow your learners to work at their own pace and at times that best suit them personally. Some of your learners will be lucky enough to have an office where they can work undisturbed. Some may have a computer at home in a separate room or study where they can work without being interrupted by their family or television. Unfortunately these luxuries will not be available for all your learners so it may be important that you, as an employer, ensure they have space to work undisturbed. It is important the you learners have a sanctuary where they can learn without interruptions or distractions. The best place for this is a Learning Centre.
As well as offering a place for your learners to work in peace these centres can offer additional services such as.
1)Mentoring Service:
To help your learners with technical issues from logging on to finding and deciding on the right course for example.
Teaching basic computer skills that will help learners to gain the most out of an Online Training programme.
Teaching staff "how to learn." It may have been years since your staff attended any formal training and so they may be more resistant to long periods of training.
Taking any questions raised from the content of the Online Training course and escalate it to the appropriate expert.
2)Teleconferencing:
If you want to run tutor led or Blended learning courses it can be costly to have an instructor come to your site. It is often undesirable to send your staff away for many days or even hours. In these circumstances teleconferencing can be very useful.
3)Executive Suites:
The learning centre will be most useful to those staff members who are not confident in using a computer. They may have difficulty in finding and using a basic E-Learning course. In many organisations it is the lower paid workers, who do not use computers in their daily working life, and executives, who are of an age where computers where not a key part of their education. You need to be sympathetic to their feelings and it can be embarrassing to everyone to have a senior manager sitting next to a manual worker both struggling to learn how to use a mouse.
The Learning Centre can also become or be linked with an accreditation centre. This is where exams for industry recognised qualifications are taken. An accreditation centre will have a purpose built examination rooms and certified overseers, meaning that they are often an expensive option. Despite the cost however, it is clear that there are many benefits to using a Learning Centre.