{"id":37742,"date":"2020-11-24T09:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualsp.com\/blog\/why-online-technology-training-is-needed-now-more-than-ever\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:56:34","slug":"why-online-technology-training-is-needed-now-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/why-online-technology-training-is-needed-now-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Why online technology training is needed now more than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert is pulling his hair out.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>accountant<\/span>\u00a0is working from home and has been asked to set up a new conference call\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Even\u00a0<\/span>though Robert has been working remotely throughout the\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>oronavirus pandemic, he so far\u00a0<\/span>hasn't<\/span>\u00a0had to do this specific task.\u00a0<\/span>He\u00a0<\/span>is confused, cannot work out how to invite all those extra colleagues to the call and, despite searching online, is unable to find a\u00a0<\/span>simple<\/span>\u00a0answer to his\u00a0<\/span>question<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the era of remote working, online training for business technology users is\u00a0<\/span>essential<\/span>. If your colleagues cannot attend your offices for training sessions, providing<\/span>\u00a0them with<\/span>\u00a0online training really is the only\u00a0<\/span>way to develop their skills<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>here<\/span>\u00a0is real hunger for this approach.\u00a0<\/span>2020 has<\/span>\u00a0seen a boom in people taking up online professional\u00a0<\/span>courses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>data from\u00a0<\/span>LinkedIn<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>show<\/span>s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0there ha<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0been a 153% rise in\u00a0<\/span>individuals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>completing<\/span>\u00a0both soft and technical skills\u00a0<\/span>training<\/span>\u00a0this year<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now,\u00a0<\/span>almost\u00a0<\/span>80%<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of US businesses provide at least\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0online training to their staff.\u00a0<\/span>And\u00a0<\/span>this is more important than ever today<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five reasons you need online\u00a0<\/span>tech\u00a0<\/span>training in 2020\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Many\u00a0<\/span>companies\u00a0<\/span>still provide\u00a0<\/span>most of<\/span>\u00a0their training thr<\/span>ough\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>-<\/span>person\u00a0<\/span>classroom\u00a0<\/span>sessions.\u00a0<\/span>However, the ability to do so has been<\/span>\u00a0seriously curtailed by the coronavirus<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 and learning and development\u00a0<\/span>has ground to a halt at many organizations<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This is\u00a0<\/span>understandable<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0but<\/span>\u00a0failing to\u00a0<\/span>provide training just because of the pandemic would be a mistake<\/span>. A<\/span>fter all<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0businesses that invest in employee training\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>11% more\u00a0<\/span>profitable<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>than those\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0don't<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are f<\/span>ive reasons to invest in online\u00a0<\/span>business technology\u00a0<\/span>training:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Many\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>employees are not used to technology dependency\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Business\u00a0<\/span>technology has been a\u00a0<\/span>savior<\/span>\u00a0for the world economy as\u00a0<\/span>billions\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0people were sent to work from home.\u00a0<\/span>However,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>pushed many people to become far more reliant on\u00a0<\/span>technolog<\/span>y<\/span>\u00a0than they would have been before.\u00a0<\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>with the example of Robert at the beginning of this article, many staff\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>simply not accustomed to using technology all the time<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>i<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0is where online training can help - short videos or\u00a0<\/span>written<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>guides can walk them<\/span>\u00a0through<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how to use software<\/span>\u00a0quickly and efficiently.\u00a0<\/span>In no time at all, they can get up to speed with tools\u00a0<\/span>they\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0never used before.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. R<\/span>esolve<\/span><\/strong>s<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0problems\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>that<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0would be fixed i<\/span><\/strong>n-<\/span><\/strong>person\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>in the past<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

If\u00a0<\/span>an employee is struggling with business technology<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0first option is normally to turn to the person at the next<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work station<\/span>\u00a0over<\/span>\u00a0and ask for some help.\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>f that<\/span>\u00a0fails<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0they may<\/span>\u00a0visit<\/span>\u00a0the IT help<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>desk for some advice.\u00a0<\/span>Unfortunately,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with most employees working at home<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0this\u00a0<\/span>way of resolving problems is simply impossible.\u00a0<\/span>Online\u00a0<\/span>tech<\/span>\u00a0training would therefore provide solutions to these people.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>What are the challenges of remote IT training?<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>Compli<\/span><\/strong>es<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>with social distancing\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>laws<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Different states have different social distancing rules<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0but in most\u00a0<\/span>places,<\/span>\u00a0employees are not encouraged to\u00a0<\/span>visit<\/span>\u00a0the workplace if they do not need to be physically present.\u00a0<\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>means that traditional in<\/span>-<\/span>person training sessions are simply inappropriate.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even\u00a0<\/span>if you\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span><\/i>\u00a0provide\u00a0<\/span>training at the office<\/span>\u00a0while maintaining\u00a0<\/span>distance between employees, it is important to remember that many staff will have serious health concerns\u00a0<\/span>and may fear travelling to work<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Once\u00a0<\/span>again<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0online training helps you\u00a0<\/span>overcome this problem by delivering\u00a0<\/span>learning and development<\/span>\u00a0remotely.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Makes\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>people more productive <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

There\u00a0<\/span>is nothing that kills productivity like\u00a0<\/span>being unable to use technology.\u00a0<\/span>Just like\u00a0<\/span>our example with\u00a0<\/span>Robert, you<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>waste\u00a0<\/span>hours trying to figure out how to use a program<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0<\/span>when a\u00a0<\/span>few minutes of targeted<\/span>\u00a0training\u00a0<\/span>would give you the answer immediately.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Online\u00a0<\/span>training can be especially effective here.\u00a0<\/span>It\u00a0<\/span>allows you to deliver\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>\u00a0in short<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>bit<\/span>e-s<\/span>ized\u00a0<\/span>modules<\/span>\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span>lets<\/span>\u00a0staff consume information as and when they need it.\u00a0<\/span>With\u00a0<\/span>V<\/span>isualSP<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>employees\u00a0<\/span>access\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>raining<\/span>\u00a0content<\/span>\u00a0which is\u00a0<\/span>relevant<\/span>\u00a0to the page they are\u00a0<\/span>working on<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>find an answer and get on with their tasks.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Shows you invest in your people <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Providing\u00a0<\/span>training during this difficult time shows your staff that you are invest<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0in them and their professional development.\u00a0<\/span>Many\u00a0<\/span>employees who are working\u00a0<\/span>remotely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>re currently\u00a0<\/span>feel<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0isolated from their\u00a0<\/span>organization<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>But,\u00a0<\/span>once again<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0providing online training such as\u00a0<\/span>webinars<\/span><\/a>\u00a0where all employees can come together<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0mean that they feel more\u00a0<\/span>of a\u00a0<\/span>conne<\/span>cti<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0with their colleagues and\u00a0<\/span>employer.\u00a0<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get started with remote online technology training\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you have a colleague like Robert,\u00a0<\/span>what would the impact of online<\/span>\u00a0tech<\/span>\u00a0training be for them?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>By\u00a0<\/span>being able to solve\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>problems fast<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0wo<\/span>uld<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0more productive,\u00a0<\/span>experience a lot less frustration and feel truly empowered to do\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0job<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0to the best of\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0ability.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To get started with remote online technology training<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>learn<\/span>\u00a0more<\/span>\u00a0about\u00a0<\/span>V<\/span>isualSP<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>schedule a demo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert is pulling his hair out.\u00a0The\u00a0accountant\u00a0is working from home and has been asked to set up a new conference call\u00a0in\u00a0Microsoft Teams.\u00a0Even\u00a0though Robert has been working remotely throughout the\u00a0coronavirus pandemic, he so far\u00a0hasn't\u00a0had to do this specific task.\u00a0He\u00a0is confused, cannot work out how to invite all those extra colleagues to the call and, despite searching online, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7059,"featured_media":37743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[430,415],"cta":[],"class_list":["post-37742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-end-user-training","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7059"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37742"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40722,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37742\/revisions\/40722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37742"},{"taxonomy":"cta","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cta?post=37742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}