We’ve all attended work-related training schemes. ITIL certification for office workers, offshore survival training for rig workers, or licensing training for hospitality staff; it doesn’t matter the industry or job, there will always been relevant training to attend. Often offsite and without fail always at the most inconvenient time, traditional training schemes are the bull in the china shop of workplace schedules and logistics.
There is one glimmer in the darkness of training to be thankful for; due to an increase in technological capabilities, real world training is dying out. Online training has been on a quiet but effective revolution of the training world for several years now, particularly in the areas of IT and business management.
The Benefits of Moving ITIL Certification and Other Training Online
David’s point on the technological advancement is a good one, and with far more reach than we might realise. Take Prince2 Training as an example. The business world has reached a point where it’s possible to drive a full business idea from concept to fruition from the small devices each and every one of us carries around in our pockets. Where before a course had to be researched, developed, tested, accredited, and distributed in physical forms, now these steps can all be achieved electronically, with the course then hosted online. The benefits of this are considerable:
Lower material cost – Rather than use physical materials to complete the course, employees will use electronic devices already in place in the office. This cuts down on the amount of physical copies that need to be produced by the provider, reducing their costs and therefore the costs of the company hiring them to provide the training course.
Ease of access – No longer will the battle for the conference room with Mary from HR dominate the work e-mail chain. Where before the training would be limited to a physical location, now it can be carried out anywhere. This removes the logistics of booking rooms for training or finding the appropriate time; now all employees can train in their own time, at their own space, in any location.
Reduction in wasted man hours – Previously, employees would have to take large amounts of time out of their working day to attend training. Traveling to a location, getting set up, the course itself, then returning back to work – these all take time out of the working day. Now, it’s possible to attend training without even leaving the desk, cutting out a large amount of wasted time.
How PMP Certification and Other Training Helps a Business
Many people write off training as a waste of time, usually with an argument along the lines of “It won’t teach anything that they don’t already know” or “It’s all just jargon anyway”. While there may be a grain of truth for the smallest proportion of both employees and courses respectively here, as a whole this is incorrect. Training such as ITIL certification ingrains certain techniques and knowledge in an individual so as to become second nature to them. This is the real purpose, to allow an employee to make confident, knowledge based decisions in far less time, saving the company money and increasing efficiency.
From an employees end, training is also beneficial. They gain a new array of skills that can often be applied across a multitude of situations. They also feel more valued as the company has invested money into their training; this, in turn, will boost morale and make for a more productive staff member. The final point is that clients are often more willing to take advice and direction off an individual who is trained in the relevant areas, giving your employee more pull in business situations.
A business overlooks staff training at their peril. Trained staff are happy and efficient staff, resulting in a more profitable company. Look into training today, be it PMP certification or any other form, to gain an edge over competitors.
