Corporate Training: E-learning and Skill Development

Training is imparted to the employees to ensure that they stay competent and resourceful for an organization.

Training is imparted to the employees to ensure that they stay competent and resourceful for an organization. The purpose of providing corporate training is to ensure the development of employees and to see that they are skilled and competent to take up any challenge.




Online training provides better results in skill enhancement as compared to traditional methods of training. It is convenient, easy to take; self paced, and can be easily assessed and measured. It helps to improve productivity and ensures development.

Most of the employees of an organization come from diverse backgrounds and hence possess different skill sets. They need to be trained in order to bring all of them at par with one another. They need to be trained on the skills that would be required in order to perform the job and to deliver solutions to clients. Some might possess such skills right from the beginning while some others don't. Challenges of imparting training to such people with diverse backgrounds can be addressed by e-learning tools and techniques.

E-learning helps one to take up the required learning. For those who have already have the knowledge of advanced learning, there are less chances of getting bored, as they might not be required to undergo the online training modules. By doing so, the learners who require the training will be able to make most out of it and achieve greater learning outcomes.

Online training solves this problem. It avoids the trainers directly to take an intermediate level, as they start giving training neither from beginning nor at the advanced level. This hurts the entry level beginners. Online training programs are designed in a step by step manner.

Beginner can start right through the first step whereas the advanced level learners can directly skip the initial few steps and take up the advanced level courses.

Trainees can spend their time want learning a particular module. This helps them to have a very strong fundamental background before they proceed with their job.

E-learning helps in skill development by controlling the kind of training that learners would require. It monitors the applications for corporate training and allows training managers to supervise the overall learning pace and development in their organization. Hence, the result is goal development and achievement for all.

Employees appreciate the management’s efforts whereas the management is also seen as supportive of employees.

Online learning can hence be seen as the most efficient tool for employee skill development. It should be thoroughly explored and put to use in a growing and developing organization.

Shiva Purohith