Employee training software makes the training process simpler, faster and cheaper. It can help organizations, including small to medium businesses, get better results from training and improve compliance.
What is an employee training system?
Employee training software is a system used to create, assign, track, and manage employee educational and training programs.
For example, businesses can use the software to create and deliver courses, organize employees into groups, assign trainers to employees, and run assessments and tests.
Most systems are cloud-based, so training is accessible through any device with an internet connection. Businesses have the flexibility to train employees anywhere and any time, and trainers can collaborate in real-time.
Training logistics are simplified. Online training cuts out costs incurred with in-person training. No need to book venues, arrange transport, cover accommodation and food costs, or spend time managing the training program.
Employee training software improves productivity, boosts innovation and offers other benefits, including:
- strategic alignment of training with company needs and goals
- faster, more responsive delivery of training
- better employee engagement
- better employee/trainer communication
- flexibility and shorter training time
- automation and workflows
- minimized manual work
- easy tracking of progress and performance
- ability to train more employees.
Why training is increasingly important
Training is increasingly important for businesses of all sizes. The pace of digital transformation and rate of technological development across most industries is hard for companies to keep up with.
This development is often accompanied by significant changes to employee roles and an ever-widening skills gap. To keep up and adapt, employees must constantly acquire and build skills.
For small and medium companies, it’s not viable to recruit new employees. It’s costly and slow. Instead, it makes sense to invest in ongoing employee training and development.
Training is also increasingly important because it plays a huge role in attracting and retaining skilled staff. This is essential as companies face the so-called “Great Resignation”.
Other factors that make employee training more important than ever are the need to adapt to:
- rapid changes in legislation
- faster times to market and accompanying changes in consumer expectations and demands
- the changing nature of careers, which call for continuous learning and development.
Without significant “upskilling”, small to medium businesses lose out to more agile competitors and risk becoming unqualified or obsolete.
The role of training in legal compliance
Compliance training is mandatory and often legally enforced, so it requires a formal process. Features within online training software help create a formal process that ensures your team – including suppliers and contractors – remains compliant with legal regulations and quality standards, such as FDA and ISO.
Training software automates enrollment, makes the delivery and completion of compliance training easier and ensures consistency in processes across your organization.
Features allow you to:
- manage course content and reporting
- conduct assessments
- create workflows
- set up automated email alerts
- have detailed and summarized reports.
These features help show who in an organization is compliant or needs to complete his or her training.
Training challenges for small to mid-sized companies
Training takes time and costs money. Inevitably, small to mid-sized companies have fewer resources to allocate to training compared with larger organizations.
But there are other, less obvious training challenges for small business.
When training is external, either online or off, it involves employees taking time away from their day job. Many employees are overwhelmed by long to-do lists and meetings. Inevitably, training sessions take a back seat to anything that directly supports their job and the business.
Many workers fail to see the immediate value and benefits of training courses. They leave early or skip training completely if it’s perceived to offer little value.
Unlike larger business with extensive L&D resources, small businesses face the challenge of keeping training relevant, up to date and effective. This is especially true in industries undergoing rapid change and development.
No organization – large or small – is immune to training challenges. Despite the US$70 billion spent on training in 2016, research shows that nearly 90% of new skills are lost or forgotten within a year.
Affordable employee training software
isoTracker’s affordable training management system makes employee training inexpensive, fast and efficient.
Our training management system boasts a range of benefits for small to medium businesses:
- create multi-media courses
- create courses and tests specific to different job roles
- flexible pricing and subscription-based
- provides remote training capabilities
- automate reminders for training events
- assign CAPA to address gaps
- module can stand alone or integrate into our QMS system
- easy to install
- free support even during the trial period.
With isoTracker’s training management software, you get access to a free 60-day trial, email support, help resources and free video guides on how to use our software. Contact us online for more information or start your free trial now.
