Improve your Training Programs: Use Training Modules

One of the biggest issues facing employers in putting together training sessions is minimizing the amount of time employees are taken away from their work. However, even with the most efficient of training programs, you’ll find that some employees already know much of the information being presented. So, how can you make sure you’re using your employees’ time in the most efficient way?

Break training sessions out into training modules.

Training modules are smaller training sessions designed to target a specific group of employees. Through training modules, you can effectively teach only the lessons that a particular group of employees absolutely needs to know. The result of this is that employees who know most of the information already will have only a short training session, and can get back to their work more quickly. Meanwhile, the employees who require the full training will receive the time and attention they need to fully absorb the presented information.

With online training, you can actually design training programs in modules that seamlessly transition from one to the next. This allows employees to move at their own pace, skipping any information they don’t need. Additionally, employees can slow down if they need more time on a particular area. Unless you hold training sessions for a single employee at a time, this is often not possible in a traditional in-house environment without wasting other employees’ time. With user-driven, module-based training sessions, you get the maximum learning with minimal time investment.