Are you considering offering training online

are you considering offering training online_

There are frustrations in the training industry, as in any other. It could be a lack of time management, a lack of learner engagement, work overload, or financial constraints. They can influence the success of your training course. These frustrations may have left you wondering, “What changes should I make?” without a clear idea of what to do next. As a training provider who is looking for the next big thing, you may have considered switching from face-to-face to online teaching but have no idea what it is, how to do it, or how it will benefit you. This next big step is called eLearning and running a Learning Management System.
What is eLearning? eLearning is a type of learning that uses electronic resources. It exists to bridge reach and scalability gaps. It enables a course to be delivered anywhere and at any time.
What is a Learning Management System? A Learning Management System is a software application that manages educational courses through online administration, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery. (LMS) exists to facilitate training and make staff training easier.

Moving your Face-to-face course to fully online

1. Gather all your course material
With all the course materials you currently have, you will draw up a new structure for your course. Starting from what your subject is about, how you break it down, the content (video) it would include and the results you would a learner to get out of it. Here are 12 steps to becoming an online course creator 

2. Choose the right e-learning platform
Different e-Learning software offers different benefits and features. Finding an easy-to-use e-learning authoring software allows you to create exciting virtual course content ranging from info sessions, step-by-step guides, microlearning modules, video tutorials, interactive learning games, puzzles, quizzes, presentations, and much more.
By using the right e-learning software to create in-house courses, you are putting yourself in a position where the features provided will solve your problems. For example, if you are having trouble getting learners to engage, software that allows you to create practical puzzles or simulations would be ideal.

3. The option of choosing a Service Provider
If you are not technically advanced reaching out to a software service provider might be the better option for you. Transitioning from face-to-face to online might be challenging for others and that’s why service providers exist. A software service provider would be able to help you with setting up and maintaining your course for you, design consulting, and validation of your course. You would also be given the skills and tools to work on the system. For a training provider who is trying to save time, this is ideal.

4. Finally
Now that you have chosen your path, MAKE THE SHIFT. Put yourself and your course out there and provide your audience with exactly what they need.

Benefits of being an online course provider

Unlike face-to-face training, virtual training uses web-based technology to deliver instruction. It is, more cost-effective, automated, and scalable than other ways of creating learning, as it will quickly respond to changes in your business.

  1. Lower Costs

The advantage of switching from face-to-face to online training is that it is less expensive. It reduces the costs associated with traditional in-person training. You would no longer have to pay for the venue, travel, support staff salaries, or printed materials. With eLearning, you would simply set up email delivery or a digital folder for your guides and manuals, eliminating the need to print anything.

 

  1. Automation

An e-learning platform provides you with the technology (algorithm) that determines which content your learners can see and the assessments that accompany it. You can create a custom online course tailored to your challenges and needs thanks to its automation. If a learner fails an assessment in a specific chapter, your eLearning platform can direct that individual to the learning materials for that failed chapter before continuing with the work.

 

You’d be able to see how your course is progressing and gather learner feedback to plan and allocate resources to future content and tasks.

 

  1. Flexibility

Most training course providers understand how time-consuming it is to prepare for a lesson, teach the lesson, and move from one location to the next. You’d be able to address that issue with eLearning because you’d be able to deliver your online course from anywhere, at any time. Your online course would be able to reach a much larger audience, and they would be able to receive it at their own pace from the comfort of their own home.

 

  1. Features

When it comes to an eLearning Platform it can provide you a variety of features to bring your online course to life. You would be able to take on an unlimited amount of users, send out notifications and have certificates & badges to give out. Imagine being able to see exactly where all of your trainees were at any given time and  your eLearning platform giving them exactly what they need in that very moment.

 

DID YOU KNOW? The eLearning industry is worth $101Billion in 2021 and is estimated to grow to $320 Billion by 2026.

By focusing on the future of your company, you can increase your chances of success. Look into who will read your content, and how will they learn from you. Being the largest workforce, Millennials and Gen Z were able to adapt much more quickly because they were already consuming content online and learning skills on social media platforms. Covid has made remote learning and working a standard for them.  And because of this technology shift, people may now prefer to complete things at their own pace and choose to spend less money traveling, why would people travel to a course? When they could simply learn online.

So are you going to be left behind? Or will you grab this opportunity and explore an ongoing LMS with us, Contact info@successbydesign.co.za

eLearning is the Future

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Author: Yonela Mkwayi

Marketing Intern, Success By Design