6 Off-the-shelf E-Learning & Micro-Learning Course Libraries For Small Businesses
Employees love training; they want to be developed, nurtured and supported — and training does just that. The problem is that many small businesses struggle to find the time and money to enable their staff to go on classroom-based training courses, which means that training can often be neglected in small businesses. It doesn’t have to be this way as with the advent of highly sophisticated, web-based, e-learning programmes your employees can take web-based tuition through their browser while on site, reducing direct costs, as training is generally cheaper when delivered by e-learning and you also don’t need to pay expenses. It also reduces indirect costs as the employees will spend less time away from the business.
Another real advantage of e-learning courses is that many of them have been developed as micro-learning, i.e. in a bite-size companion style format, which means that they are not necessarily meant to be read from start to finish, all in one go.
Employees can dip in and out of them, as and when they need support with a particular problem, or use them as a team-building exercise.
For example, let’s say a manager is facing difficulty managing conflict or getting the best out of their team, they could then engage with an e-learning module about conflict management or performance management, just as they need it. This can be an invaluable coaching tool to support you and the managers in your small business.
As a small business, it’s unlikely you’ll have the time to be designing custom e-learning courses and so you will more likely rely on pre-existing off-the-shelf E-Learning libraries.
6 Off-the-shelf E-Learning Course Libraries For Small Businesses
1.GoSkills This is a next-practice, bite-size learning provider which means that training is delivered via bite-sized (3-6 min), video tutorials making it an engaging, convenient and fun way to learn on-line. They have a library of 69 flexible courses, each of which can be accessed on demand, 24/7 so students can learn at your own pace and convenience. Their most popular courses are Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Project Management, Microsoft Project, Finance for Non-Finance Professionals, Public Speaking and Microsoft Outlook. Try Out Goskills now and get 10% off any course with code “GOSKILLS10”
1.Skilla.com. A highly innovative e-learning company, offering an online library of 250 multimedia digital courses in areas such as leadership, soft skills, digital skills, teamworking and sales, available in English, Italian and German. Clients include Adidas, Axa, Manpower. They offer a “Start eLearning” package of 28 courses for £2500 for up to 300 users for 1 year, and 25% off for new UK clients, and recently won the Le Fonti Excellence Award in Education. Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whittemoresimon
2.engageinlearning.com This is an e-learning tool for managers with 3modules in: Leadership and Teamwork, Customer Service, Managing High Performance, Performance Coaching, Communicating with Impact, Positive Influencing, Team Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness. Each module has several sub modules/courses. And you can complete courses in one go or bite size chunks to suit your needs.
3.http://www.demos-elearning.co.uk/. This is another e-learning provider offering 80 off-the-shelf learning modules, covering: Management and Leadership, Personal Development and Effectiveness, Human Resources, Marketing, Purchasing, Finance, The Internet, Project Management, and Sales. These are also available in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Prices start from £99 per user per year modules are dynamic each lasting up to 45 minutes.
4 cegos.co.uk/. They have over 200 interactive off the shelf e-learning modules, covering: Management, Leadership, Personal Development, Human Resources, Training for Trainers, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Quality, Professional Development, Project Management, Purchasing. They offer seven languages and offer a fun and engaging learning experience.
5. cirruselearning.com/ They have over 100 hundred e-learning courses covering areas such as Leadership and short-list of 5 top business training presentation software tools for your convenience.
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