About 16 years ago, online learning was in its infancy, whereas being taught in a classroom in a systematic form has been around for hundreds of years. Little wonder that it’s not been easy to translate the pedagogical methods used in the classroom into those adopted in online learning. Yet there is evidence that suggests both methodologies can deliver comparable learning outcomes (notwithstanding that both methodologies can be subject to poor implementation and delivery). A number of things are different […]
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How to measure the business impact of employee training
The purpose of training is to prepare participants to perform certain tasks effectively on the job. It is this effective staff performance that allows organizations to achieve excellence and maintain competitive advantage. So it comes as some surprise to find that many organizations don’t measure the impact of their staff training on performance. The reasons include lack of resources, confusion about what should be measured and lack of staff who understand measurement methodologies. Many simply don’t think it matters to […]
