Benefits of IDL vs 4-Walls Training: The Trainer

IDL has important benefits for the Company and the Learners ... and also for The Trainers. In fact, virtually all of the benefits are actually advantages. Yes, it's true, for all types of soft skills training and for many other types as well, IDL has been proven to produce better learning outcomes, higher likelihood of skills application on the job, and longer term retention than traditional 4-walls classes.

So, how about The Trainers?

Here are some of the primary benefits for those folks.

• Little if any need to travel! A lot more at home time and a lot less suitcase-packing, flight-catching, and hotel-sleeping.
• Increased ability to respond to training needs. Because the technology is so inexpensive, because no rooms have to be booked, because nobody has to go anywhere ... it is possible for the Trainer to provide courses whenever 1 or 2 or 3 employees need it. No longer necessary until there are enough people "to make it cost effective". This flexibility and availability feels good! (as well as being hugely important to the company's operations!)
• Ability to get "better" results. Because courses are delivered in short segments with days in between, and because Learners are doing their skills application exercises on the job in their real work environments ... Learners pick up the new skills, attitudes and abilities more quickly, and are much more likely to actually learn and use the material.
• A lot less details to deal with. No need for booking rooms, arranging catering, getting loads of printing done ... and then organized ... or schlepped to the training room. Or any of the other little details associated with 4-walls training. Handouts are sent as e-mail attachments or posted on an intranet site ... and people can handle their own coffee!

Post a comment if you have more benefits to add to the list!

Next time: Benefits to the Environment.