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Content
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 Online modules contain interactive slides, graphs, and animations. Quality is maintained and materials can be accessed from any internet ready location at any time. |
 Textbooks and videos and paperwork can deteriorate in quality, and ensuring material is current can be impractical. Updating the material is less than ideal. |
Consistency
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Web based training remains the same across locations and time. The information can be accessed immediately, with no variation from instance to instance. |
Instructor led training can vary across instructors and from instance to instance. Assuring the consistency of the material is very difficult. How do you know everyone is getting the same training? |
Retention
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Employees are required to actively participate in the learning process, answering questions required to advance in the training. Employees cannot tune out the content, and preserve the information more effectively when learning at their own pace. |
Employees are passively listening to a classroom lecture, or tuning out mundane videos and presentations. Poorly designed and executed classes can anesthetize workers; they either quickly forget or ignore lessons. |
Tracking
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Managers can create tracking and progress reports including specific criteria. Trafficschool.com's system allows multiple administrators in multiple locations access to information. No paperwork is required, though it is always available. |
Tracking is conducted on a small scale and requires a large number of reports and time spent to inform supervisors and management. Data can easily be lost or misplaced. |
Implementing
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TrafficSchool.com can customize programs to meet your company's individual needs. This includes implementing company specific curriculum, rollout of training program, and troubleshooting. |
Organizing and coordinating of the distribution of requisite training materials can be problematic and cumbersome, especially with a geographically broad workforce. |
Cost
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Direct
Costs are likely to be under $30 per employee.
Indirect
Given that employees can train from any location at any time provided they have internet access, indirect costs are minimal. |
Direct
Expenses can reach $400 per employee when using instructor led training.
Indirect
Employees may miss work or have to travel to participate. |
