Feb 18
2010
2010
E-learning instead of slashing budgets
Employee training budgets are traditionally one of the first casualties of a depressed economy. Slashing employee training, while providing a certain amount of immediate financial relief, can have negative long-term consequences. A recent Training Magazine article explores ways that companies can effectively shift to e-learning, enabling them to reduce costs without sacrificing human capital development.
Tagged economic downturn, learning
David CreelmanFebruary 20, 2010 at 11:40 am
I am doing some work with Coaching Ourselves (www.coachingourselves.com) so this comment is not wholly unbiased, but I think social learning is generally more powerful than e-learning and even cheaper. It’s not linear and not as easy to measure, but it is a wise approach.