Are you ready to offer your training programs virtually?
Since 2020, the online world has changed dramatically. Entire companies began working from home, employees had to learn a variety of software applications to remain in touch with co-workers and clients. Schools went online, businesses had to figure out how to provide their products and services online rather than on-site. And who hasn’t used Zoom or Teams, whether at work or for connecting with family and friends? Your students, clients, and employees now expect to be online!
As a result, businesses and trainers have realized the value of moving their in-person training to an online format. Online training is cost effective, provides consistency of knowledge, and is flexible in delivery, available 24/7. As opposed to in-person classroom training where instructors deliver the same content many times, online allows you to “develop once, deliver many”.
Course Content
Once again, the pandemic changed how we build online courses/content. Gone are the days when we needed a video studio or Captivate or Articulate or other authoring tools to create a course. They are still used, but with the ability to record Zoom sessions and the advancements in the video capabilities of our phones – content creation has never been easier! These days, most content is captured on your phone, on Zoom, or even created in AI. And everyone is creating and sharing videos, not only for training programs, but to share a variety of issues – original music, “How-To” content, family history, and so much more.
I do recommend Vimeo to host your videos. Vimeo includes features that allow you to lock-down your content so that they are only accessible on your website – important if you are selling your course/content. Even if you are offering your content for free, Vimeo allows you to easily remove the “additional videos” that may pop-up when your video is paused or ended. It’s just not a good idea to have possible controversial or offensive videos pop-up on your site.
Benefits of Online Training
Do you have just a few employees but still need to provide training on compliance issues, customer service, company policies, procedures and more? We can easily customize an eLearning solution that can be hosted on your website that can streamline your employee training.
Provides a consistent knowledge base for your staff and/or students. Information is presented the same way each and every time. Course materials can be reviewed multiple times to ensure the student’s mastery of skills, concepts and objectives, measurable through assessments.
Courses are self-paced and available 24/7, which lets you set your own pace, at your schedule. Our responsive design lets you use your computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone with equal ease. Study in the park, on the beach, at home or even waiting in line. The choice is yours!
So how do you create your own Online Training Center?
I’m not talking about just recording a Zoom session and throwing it up on You Tube of Vimeo or such. I’m talking about creating a Learning Management System (LMS) that allows you to:
Sell your courses (or select courses you want to offer for free)
Enroll Students and capture their contact information
View student progress
Include quizzes and assignments
Provide student transcripts
Award certificates
Computer Management Corp can take your training materials and convert to an engaging online format along with setting up and a Learning Management System (LMS) for you. This website has a demo LMS to give you an understanding of some of the things we can do for you! If you decide you are selling courses and need an LMS, I recommend LifterLMS. I have used Lifter for over 10 years, and it is not only easy to use, but it is cost effective, scalable, and has great support.
FEE – $75 per hour