Another significant cost benefit of implementing eTraining for businesses would be the cost per trainee. These programs are not based on volume which means no matter how many employees are trained using the system the cost will be the same. After a business reaches its breakeven point there is no cost to train additional employees. In essence if a business is able to utilize eTraining properly, in time it will pay for itself and the cost of training employees will be zero with the exception of maintenance cost.
A few other benefits that most people don’t consider are the flexibility and consistency for users. As I mentioned previously employees and administration have access to this program at all times and may do so from any location. Employees are able to train on site and avoid peak business hours by starting and stopping training as they see fit. The individual worker is also able to skip over what he already knows, tailoring the training to his individual needs.
Although the training is customized in a sense to the individual employee the knowledge is not. With eTraining businesses do not have to worry if instructors or management are being consistent and the same information is being passed on to every employee trained. When using eTraining all the information is consistent and is easily updated. Businesses are not only able to make changes as they see fit with great ease but are also able to keep close eye on the progress of employees strengths and weaknesses to ensure everyone is trained to meet the same standards.
I think eTraining is a very good tool for a business to use. The last restaurant I served at, they used two different types of training. Training on the computer as well as physically training. You must first pass the training on the computer before you can move to the physical training. This seemed to give everyone more knowledge of the restaurant before they began learning how to serve the guests. The things we typically learned on the computer were the process of handling situations, how the table top should look in between each guest that sit there, how often you should switch out the tea being made, or the temperature the bread warmer should be at. All of these things are very important when working with food. I think eTraining is very beneficial for businesses.
ReplyDeleteI believe using eTraining for some of your new employee training is a good thing. It is always consistent so you don't have to worry about any information getting left out. There is no point in not using the technology that is at your finger tips, and like you have stated there are many benefits of using it. With that being said, I feel like one of the things that is important in job training is being in the atmosphere that you will actually be working in and having human interaction in that environment. I believe it is very beneficial for the new employee to actually experience what its like to be physically involved in the company that they are going to be working with. I think companies should find a happy medium between eTraining and on site training.
ReplyDeleteI agree there does need to be a happy medium between hands on training and E-training. I too have experienced E-training in a fast food astmosphere and while you do learn a lot with these programs it is impossible to learn everything. Some things you pick up with repition. Maybe in the future with all the technological advances E-training will be better able to provide a solution to some of these issues as well.
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