On Demand Training Moves Workplace Training to the Frontlines
Although structured-course learning remains an essential part of today's corporate training model, there's growing recognition that "on demand training" is just as important, if not more so. On demand training aims to provide effective support for the "informal learning" that occurs each and every day as workers on their own initiative seek out the information that they need to perform their jobs well. Recent U.S. Bureau of Labor research concluded that about two-thirds of contemporary workplace learning is of the informal type. Often, this "in-the-workflow" learning takes the form of Internet searching, with hit-or-miss results and questionable reliability. An on demand training solution can provide organizations with a more efficient and trustworthy resource to support frontline workflow learning.
SkillSoft Sets the Bar for On Demand Training
SkillSoft is a leading provider of online courseware and on demand training solutions. Its Books24x7® service delivers a comprehensive solution to all your on demand training needs, enterprise-wide. This on-demand training solution places at your employees' fingertips a fully searchable online repository of trustworthy IT and business skills reference materials including:
- Thousands of full-text digital books from leading authors and publishers.
- Concise summaries of today's foremost business books.
- Best-practices insights from senior executives of Fortune 5000 companies.
- Analyst reports and summaries.
- On-demand videos from leading authors and business executives.
SkillSoft's Books24x7 on demand training repository is organized into functional collections such as "BusinessPro," "FinancePro," "ITPro," and "Office Essentials." The entire on demand training library is accessible through an intuitive user interface backed by a powerful proprietary search engine that can quickly direct busy professionals to just the right book page, analyst report summary, or on-demand video to best answer their questions.
The Books24x7 on demand training solution features a built-in social learning platform that enables workers to supplement third-party expert content with local "community content" including comments and ratings. SkillSoft also provides a mobile learning version of Books24x7 that's optimized for display on Web-enabled mobile devices, to deliver timely on demand training to workers who are in the field or traveling.
Customers Rate SkillSoft Number-One
More than 3,000 global enterprises, small- to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions entrust their employee training to a SkillSoft computer based training solution. Customers pleased with its consistently high-quality products and responsive services have made SkillSoft number-one in customer satisfaction in market surveys for each of the past three years.
To learn more about SkillSoft's on demand training solution, as well as its courseware solutions for a wide range of training needs such as desktop skills training, leadership skills training, and diversity training, please visit the SkillSoft home page now.
