Online Training - Learning without Borders

Online Training - Learning without Borders

A telecom manager in Casablanca, Morocco, wants to upgrade his knowledge and get ITIL certified. He decides to go with e-learning which suits his requirement of self-paced studying, and purchases the online training course from the website of an accredited training provider in Bangalore, India. This gives him access to high-quality material prepared by international subject matter experts. He can delve into this course content as per a timing of his convenience, before or after work hours.

A Sri-Lanka based IT project and program manager wishes to quickly upgrade her project management skills and get PRINCE2 certified, which would enhance her performance and prospects at the next organization she is about to join. She chooses an instructor-led live online class certification training that is conducted from Bangalore, India. This gives her access to the knowledge and expertise of an accredited trainer, via the webcam of her laptop at her location.

Different professionals in different parts of the world. One common choice – online learning. Online learning, via self-paced e-learning or instructor-led live online training classes, is rapidly becoming the preferred mode of skill upgradation for busy professionals around the world. In fact for corporations as well, technology is changing the way they upgrade the skills of their employees. It is said that large companies, such as Motorola, GE and Philips, are extending their training budgets to reach twice or thrice the audience by using training portals and virtual training experiences.

There are many benefits of online training for professionals:

1. Convenience of learning:

   The most important advantage of online training is the sheer convenience of it. Whether one opts for an instructor-led live online training class or a self-paced e-learning program, the user can study from a location of their choice. This saves precious travel time of going all the way to a classroom session. In the case of e-learning, one can even study in the night after getting home from office or early in the morning.

2. Access quality education from any location in the world:

   For professionals based out of locations where the training and development sector is not highly developed, online training provided by an accredited and reputed certification training provider in another country is the ideal choice to achieve their learning outcomes. All one needs is a stable Internet connection to log in to a live online training program taught by an experienced instructor, or access quality e-learning content.

3. Revisit concepts through e-learning:

   E-learning can be a supplement to a classroom training program. An e-learning program has the facility for users to pause and go back to a previous section to understand a concept better. It can also help to reinforce the knowledge gained earlier in a classroom session or clarify any lingering doubts about the subject matter. This improves the likelihood of getting a good score in the certification exam and the ability to apply these new skills at the workplace.

4. Flexible e-learning duration:

   Many e-learning courses offer a study period duration that ranges from one month to even six. For busy professionals, this leeway allows them to learn as per their own schedule and work-life priorities.

5. Access trainer expertise through live online classes:

   Instructor-led live online training allows participants to ask the trainer their doubts and have them solved within the session itself. They can also learn from the questions that other participants pose. Online training thus offers all the benefits of a classroom session, with the added one of learning from a location of one’s choice and comfort.

6. Global enterprise workforce development to benchmark employee skills:

   Online training facilitates the professional development of employees across geographies who need to be at the same level of capability in their practice area. In such a scenario, the costs of making training arrangements can be considerable. Online training is a cost-effective and viable medium that frees organizations from having to make physical arrangements for skill upgradation, and also allows them to train employees across different locations with ease.

Online certification training through instructor-led live online training sessions or self-paced e-learning can enable professionals, wherever they are in the world, to advance in their careers by leveraging the utility and convenience of the Internet. Through online training, world-class education from a certification training provider of one’s choice, irrespective of location, is just a few clicks away.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Arvind Rongala is the Head of Global Training Delivery at Invensis Learning. The global professional certification exam training provider offers more than 70 professional management and technology training certification programs through a pool of over 175 accredited trainers across the world. By offering instructor-led classroom and live online training, as well as self-paced e-learning courses, Invensis Learning empowers people and enterprises, wherever they may be, to achieve their learning and development goals.