training managers see learning move online
Wed 9 Apr 2008
08/04/2008
| A third of training managers have predicted up to half of future training will be e-learning, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is expected to announce. Personnel Today has reported its study of 700 employers found only seven per cent rated e-learning as one of their top three training methods. Martyn Sloman, learning and development adviser, said: "We still have a long way to go to embed [e-learning] effectively in the organisation." Most training mangers offer e-learning and far more public sector companies (82 per cent) use the tool compared with private sector firms (49 per cent). E-learning can be beneficial as it reduces classroom time and encourages employees to take initiative for their own knowledge. However, it cannot just be given to workers, without appropriate support and knowledge. Mr Sloman noted the worst organisations were "simply making e-learning available to the individual on their PC and hoping that something will happen as a result. E-learning is about learning, not technology."
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