Option Six, developers of award-winning e-Learning programs, and The Fort Hill Company, a leader in learning transfer technology, recently announced the release of two e-Learning programs: Learning as Competitive Edge and How to Get Your Money’s Worth from Training and Development. Both have received 2010 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards.
In addition to their use of Option Six’s hallmark interactivity and interface, these programs stand out because they aim to improve the value of other kinds of instruction: online, blended, or classroom.
According to research, motivation to learn and interest from a learner’s immediate manager are prerequisite to effective training. These programs address both issues.
Learning as Competitive Edge sets out a compelling case for why, in today’s fast-paced, global, knowledge economy, companies and individuals need to continue to learn to remain competitive.
How to Get Your Money’s Worth from Training and Development provides an efficient, practical, and proven way for managers and participants to work together to increase the benefit of training. The program has two complementary modules: one for the employee scheduled for training and one for his or her manager.
The participant module helps the employee define the “What’s in it for me?” (WIIFM) to create learning intentionality, a critical success factor for training that actually improves performance. An online WIIFM form facilitates a pre-training discussion between participant and manager—one of the most powerful drivers of learning and learning transfer. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The participant module in How
to Get Your Money’s Worth from Training and Development helps
the employee answer the important question, “What’s in it for
me?”
The companion manager’s module provides specific guidance on how to effectively and efficiently foster learning. The manager and participant modules work together for maximum benefit. The manager’s perspective, for example, is available to the participant as he or she works through the WIIFM form, as shown in the figure.
Great results begin with great learning. Achieving those great results requires effective learning transfer. These innovative new programs from Option Six and Fort Hill help ensure transfer is part of the equation.
For more information, contact William West, Vice President, Option Six, Division of GP, at (812) 778-9790 or by email to wwest@gpworldwide.com
