February 22, 2012

7 Ways to Save Money on Training

7 Ways to Save Money on Training

Blended learning, when it is well integrated and well organised, can be a great money saver! That doesn’t mean to say that blended learning in ONLY about saving money but it’s a great start! In the current crisis, we have seen all sorts of dramatic events but, for once, it seems that training hasn’t suffered the usual swingeing cuts.

In the past, the reaction was immediately ‘times are hard so we have to cut out training‘; it was the first thing to go but this time round, it seems that training departments have been ‘saved’ and are being encouraged to be more creative in how they spend their funds. It’s a positive spin on the situation as it has thrown up the effective use of some great training tools!

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7 Ways to Save Money on Training

Blended learning, when it is well integrated and well organised, can be a great money saver! That doesn’t mean to say that blended learning in ONLY about saving money but it’s a great start! In the current crisis, we have seen all sorts of dramatic events but, for once, it seems that training hasn’t suffered the usual swingeing cuts.

In the past, the reaction was immediately ‘times are hard so we have to cut out training‘; it was the first thing to go but this time round, it seems that training departments have been ‘saved’ and are being encouraged to be more creative in how they spend their funds. It’s a positive spin on the situation as it has thrown up the effective use of some great training tools!

7 ways to Save Money on Training

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Get Clear About Blended Learning

The definition

Often definitions of blended learning employ culinary metaphors; you may not be a cook but you probably eat, so these terms should be familiar to you!

  • a mixture of ingredients which make the ideal dish,
  • a variety of drinks whisked together to form a cocktail,
  • a list of dishes put together to form the ideal menu.

Does this difficulty of agreeing a definition devalue what blended learning is or does this infinite variety offer the best and most flexible way of responding to a learner’s needs?

To summarise most current thought there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach and it really is a case of “horses for courses’!

When we say ‘traditional’ we probably mean F2F, classroom based training, right? Well, I’m not saying do away with F2F altogether OR go over to a complete e-learning system.

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