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McFadyen Solutions has developed a very comprehensive set of tools related for eLearning, developed as a framework with underlying ATG technology. We have clients across many industries who are leveraging this solution to connect their valuable employee, partner, and vendor resources to educational information 24 hours a day seven days a week.
McFadyen Solutions's eLearning Framework Solution Includes the Following Functionality:
- Course Management
- Testing/Certification
- Registrar Management
- Collaboration
Human capital is the greatest resource an organization can leverage to achieve competitive advantage; eLearning provides the most efficient means for equipping staff with the knowledge to extend their working potential. In the past, learning/training in an organization typically meant individual employees taking classes away from the office and on a sporadic basis. This type of one-off training does not wrap the learning experience with the types of value-added services offered by a customized eLearning solution. According to a recent survey conducted by IDC, 75% of corporate training providers acknowledge that value-added services play a major role in selecting a training solution. Services that ranked the highest demand included student performance evaluation, course development, assessment and delivery, and course registration and tracking.
McFadyen Solutions's eLearning Framework equips students/trainees, teachers/instructors, and administrators with a set of tools relevant to their role in the learning process. Functionality is built based on extensive industry research and interaction with clients involved in eLearning initiatives and professionals in the training industry. Leveraging our 12+ years as a world-class IT Solution provider, McFadyen Solutions built the eLearning Framework Solution with the highest degree of technical expertise and insight.
Benefits of eLearning
The Cost of Instructor-Led, Off-Site Training
Organizations typically spend two-thirds of training costs on travel expenses and one-third on the actual training program (WR Hambrecht & Co., March 2000). Not only does the cost of travel unnecessarily inflate training budgets, employee time away from the office reduces productivity and revenues. eLearning is an effective, cost-conscious solution to the mission-critical necessity of training. By 2003 eLearning in corporations is projected to rise by 40% (Corporate University Exchange).
The Need for Just-in-Time Education
Production cycles and life spans of products continue to shorten; these shortened lifecycles have a reciprocal effect on the relevancy of knowledge and skills over time. eLearning enables just-in-time education providing the ability to deliver knowledge and skills training whenever and wherever needed. The ability to fortify a workforce and keep skills fresh with this just-in-time education is a key factor in maintaining competitive advantage.
Accessibility
By the end of 2000 there were 257 million internet users worldwide; that number is projected to grow to 502 million by 2003. 80% of professionals already use computers on the job. Concerns of the past such as access, standards, infrastructure, and bandwidth are fading very quickly. The prevalence of user accessibility makes it possible for organizations to reach out with eLearning and educate even among geographically disparate locations.
Flexibility
A 9-to-5 job is a
work pattern of the past. Today the orientation towards when
and where a job is performed is not rigidly structured; the
emphasis has shifted to the timeliness and quality of the
work. eLearning is a natural fit for this evolved working
environment. There is increased pressure to remain at the
forefront of education and training throughout a career. eLearning
provides trainees “anytime-anywhere access”
to the training they require.
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some of McFadyen Solutions’s successful eLearning
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