Where we are headed with learning?

October 12, 2011

By Brad Loiselle, Managing Director, iPal - CSTD eNewsletter

With the advancement of global communication, the downturn of the economy and the advancement of technology, learning is moving from the classroom door to the computer window. Many organizations are hesitant to make the adoption of e-learning, but when costs are required to be driven down to help weather the financial world winds of the economy, training is one of the first programs to be scaled back and in some cases, cut off completely. These training dollars are then being reallocated into recovery and restoration spending in order to help compensate for the reduction of cash flow, available credit and help gain back lost opportunities – although, this doesn’t have to be the case.