Hi friends, here is excerpts of an interview with a software professional ( Mr.Raju Ramesh,Freescale Semiconductors, Hyderabad) about e-learning :

If your company is using e-learning, how is it doing?

Yes, our company has been using many a e-learning program for honing skills on various subjects and instrumental in imparting knowledge. Also company is leveraging this technology to educate its associates on company’s policies and procedures such as courses on code of conduct.

How useful it is? I mean is it beneficial as learning can be done from anywhere and at any time ( mostly on any platform). ( Flexibility)

Deploying e-Learning modules at office results in increased knowledge base and productivity too. It has many benefits. This is very useful, please read the following detailed description to justify my statement.

Flexibility:

e-Learning delivers learning opportunities for sales people at flexible locations and at flexible times.

Globalization:

e-Learning provides a solution for globally distributed sales workforce to synchronize worldwide skills.

Reduced Cost:

e-Learning provides a solutions for globally distributed sales workforce to synchronize worldwide skills.

Trackable:

e-Learning solutions can provide tracking mechanisms that record attendance, completion and time spent on specific training modules.

Increased productivity:

e-Learning enhances employee productivity with more content at their disposal as and when required.

Your views on e-learning :

As per my personal experience goes, I have attended our company’s mandatory program called Code of Conduct. There are other professional training programs such as specified below:

·         Communication Program
·         Personal Effectiveness Skills
·         Team Effectiveness
·         Financial Concepts
·         Management Concepts
·         Project Management