Boosting staff efficiency through e-learning by Colin Mcdonald

Colin McDonald, head of Learning, Learndirect writes, "As the economy makes a slow recovery, businesses, and in particular small businesses, have numerous choices to make about how they prioritise their budgets."

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According to the Towards Maturity Benchmark Study, training budgets have not fallen as much as feared in the last two years but there has still been a decrease in the budgets of more than half of public sector organisations whereas 34% of private sector organisations report an increase. With employers needing to find ways which give them the best return against their investment, training solutions need to be as flexible and impactful as possible.

With 78% of organisations now using some form of e-learning, and more than half planning to increase their use in the next 12 months, businesses clearly believe learning technologies will help them respond to changing business conditions. Organisations already making the most of learning technologies report significant benefits from this type of learning, including cost savings, time saving and an increase in the volume of learning delivered.
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Source: HR Magazine