Franchise Success with Online Training
When you think of successful franchises, the first ones that probably spring to mind are fast food chains like McDonalds and SUBWAY
Online Compliance Training – All You Need To Know
I just read a great article from David Becker called “What’s Your E-Learning Strategy for Compliance Training?” which you can find on the eLearning Guild website. You’ll need to login to read it though, so I thought I’d post up the most important points I’ve extracted. It’s a timely article... more
Microsoft's Toolshed and the 'New Economy'
This week we attended a Microsoft Panel Event to discuss what the ICT industry, Unions, Government and training partners are doing to help re-tool and upskill the public in this economic downturn. Microsoft were excited to announce the release of their Toolshed which has been developed to help people get... more
Litmos CEO Rich Chetwynd on Panel for Microsoft Event
Litmos CEO, Richard Chetwynd, will represent the online training industry on the Panel at an exclusive Microsoft event tomorrow in Auckland, New Zealand. According to the session brief the event aims to ‘provide a forum for business leaders, training representatives and key industry influencers to discuss the role of the... more
Welcome to The Electronic Water Cooler
You’ll probably be hearing a lot more of the term ‘electronic water cooler’, if you haven’t noticed it already. It’s a reference to the ideas and discussions that come up while hovering around the office water cooler, that are now happening online. Any social media tool (blogs, wikis, Facebook) could... more
12 Perceived Challenges of Online Training Debunked
I stumbled on an interesting post today by eLearning Designer Jeffery Goldman called “Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages“. Goldman has compiled the results of some recent input from trainers and training managers at a classroom-based session he conducted, on what they perceive to be the advantages and disadvantages of eLearning. Here... more
More Reasons Why Call Centres Benefit from Online Training
Call centres have many defining characteristics; the most stand-out being they have large numbers of staff, high volume of incoming phone calls, and a wide range of companies, products and services to represent. The key to success in a busy environment like this is efficient, professional, happy and knowledgeable customer... more
Raising the Bar for Online Language Teaching
An industry that’s booming right now is online language teaching. There are a number of new entrants popping up in this market and it looks like it’s really buzzing. You only have to consider British council estimates that there are over 1 billion people currently learning English worldwide to understand... more
Litmos #5 on Blogtrepreneur Online Tools Top 10
Blogtrepreneur website recently posted their “Ten Online Tools Your Business Should Be Using” list and the Litmos online learning platform sits comfortably at #5. We’re honored to be included with the likes of Skype and Zendesk. Here’s what they had to say about us: “This is an online training tool... more
5 Compelling Reasons Why eLearning & SaaS are Surging in the Downturn
Let’s start by throwing some figures out there: Global industry analysts report the eLearning industry is growing at between 15-30% per annum globally, and is expected to surpass US$52 billion dollars by 2010. Even under the current economic climate while training budgets are being cut, a Feb 2009 report by... more
