3 Things to do to Increase Cost Benefits of Your eLearning Programs
Without proper learning and development opportunities, employees are unable to excel at their jobs. They are unable to give their best towards the success of the organization. While many organizations understand this fact, they are unable to provide training programs due to budgetary limitations. There are also those who believe that face-to-face training is the only way to provide training.
This is where eLearning comes in. This type of learning program is not only cheaper in the long run but is faster as well. Here are a few reasons why eLearning can reduce corporate training costs.
Save Money on Trainers
In eLearning programs, there is no need to have trainers on site. Therefore, there is no need to pay for travel, hospitality and other expenses for the trainers. Similarly, there is no need to pay for a venue and the equipment every time your employees want to learn. Instead, you pay for a trainer, if at all needed, only once and that is when the course is being created. Once done, there are no more expenses related to trainers. Your employees can, instead, access the course freely without the need for a trainer as many times as they want.
Save Money on Employees
With eLearning programs, the amount spent on learners can also be reduced. After all, there is no need to organize travel, accommodation and hospitality for the learners. A lot of money is saved in this way. Of course, there is no need to hire equipment or rent a venue as well. This will be particularly beneficial to larger organizations that operate globally.
Despite the cost savings provided by eLearning programs, organizations believe that eLearning does not have the same impact as instructor-based learning. However, there are some actions that can be taken to rectify this issue.
Managers Left out of the Process
With eLearning, many managers are not even aware of the participation of their team members. The involvement and the support of the manager can help ensure proper application as well as impact. Therefore, steps must be taken to get the manager involved with specific activities, especially those that require lesser time commitments.
Lack of Business Alignment
Many organizations tend to focus on the end in mind when designing eLearning programs. That stops the programs from delivering business results as they were not created that way. To get the results you want, you need to think about and clearly define the business results from the first step and design accordingly.
Incorrect Definition of Success
Using ROI Methodology®, organizations generally define the success of eLearning at Level 1 (Reaction) and Level 2 (Learning). At Level 1, they want the trainees to see the content of the program as valuable. At Level 2, they want the trainees to learn the program content. As a result, the programs are designed to focus on getting these results. However, executives focus on Level 4 (Impact) when determining success. This is an issue. To correct it, the design focus must be on impact through the entire process. The objectives at Level 3 and Level 4 must be clearly defined as well. This is the right way to define the success desired.
The fact is that eLearning is here to stay. Therefore, organizations need to reconsider how they implement eLearning programs and evaluate them. Only then can they get the most out of their investments.
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