Elearning provides organizations and employees with various benefits when implemented effectively. For organizations, elearning increases efficiency by automating tasks, allows solutions to scale easily to different group sizes, and can provide a return on investment. Employees benefit from personalized learning pathways that allow flexibility to learn on their own schedule using various devices. When implementing elearning, organizations should define learning needs, choose the right platform, create an implementation plan, and test the system with a pilot group.

1. eLearning
Benefits
How to fully realise them in
the workplace

2. What is eLearning
The term eLearning (electronic learning) describes the delivery
of learning, training and development through digital means.
Most often, eLearning is delivered and managed through a
platform like a learning management system (LMS).

3. When does it not work?
Elearning itself is not a new idea in the workplace.
But it can be administered poorly so that both administrators
(organisations) and learners (employees) miss out on the
unique benefits of a digital learning experience.

4. What it never is
Elearning is never a one-size-fits-all scenario, nor is it a one-off
exercise. A successful implementation depends on how you
tailor it to your end users’ needs and preferences.

5. Benefits for
Organisations

6. Efficiency
Elearning provides a consistent and standardised
approach to education. That consistency is thanks to the
efficiency of eLearning software, which can automate
many of the tedious tasks that L&D specialists would
otherwise have to micromanage.

7. Scalable
Scalability refers to designing a system so that it doesn’t
need to be reconfigured to maintain an effective
performance. A scalable solution is convenient, efficient,
customisable, cost saving and helps you effectively plan
for the future.

8. Return on Investment
Think about an investment in eLearning as just that: an
investment. With a little care and a lot of research, you’ll
find that your return on investment (ROI) is as much about
the value created as it is the problems solved.

9. Benefits for
Employees

10. Personalisation
Learning pathways are essentially a guided grouping of
courses that lead to a qualification, skillset or job role.
They are a distinctly individualised approach to training,
giving employees control of the learning experiences.

11. Flexibility
Most online learning solutions are bring-your-own-device
compatible, meaning employees can choose the times
they access content where they want to. This means
they’re more likely to engage with learning materials and
get the most out of those resources.

12. Designing an
Implementation
Plan

13. 1) Define employee needs
At this early stage, you want to understand exactly what
your objectives are for eLearning. We recommend
undertaking a skills gap analysis. Once you know what
interventions are needed to address your gaps, you can
then translate these into learning objectives.

14. 2) Choose the right platform
There are many eLearning platforms to choose from, but
the 3 major ones are the LMS, LCMS and authoring tool.
There’s also the consideration of vendor, industry they
serve, compatibility with your browsers, hosting, and the
features/functionality you require as well.

15. 3) Create an implementation plan
Once you’ve landed on the eLearning solution that you
believe is going to help you meet your goals, then it’s time
to create an action plan. Create a project team, outline
quality standards and then organise your content.

17. 4) Run a test cohort
Depending on the solution and provider, you may be able to
run a test launch with a select group of employees. This
will help iron out any problems. Utilise surveys to gauge
everything from how the system makes them feel and how
easy it is to navigate to how challenging the content is.

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