Microsoft Office Software: Online Computer Training For Your Business By Michael Irving
UBMI Publications
October 05, 2009
www.keynetx.com
Microsoft Office is currently on the computers of 80% of all Small/Medium Businesses and over 86% of Large Businesses. However, studies show that the average Microsoft Office user only uses 10% of the available functionality. How can you educate employees to increase their productivity? What are the options?
Onsite Training
This option is when your company hires a firm to travel to your facility and hold a classroom or seminar style education.
Pros:
Instructor is available for questions
Some firms are able to customize some of their materials to fit your needs
If your facility has a training room equipped with computers, attendees can have some hands on training
Cons:
Extremely expensive
Employees are away from their workstations for several hours, an entire day or several days
Offsite Training
This option is when your company uses a training firm that has its own facility or employees attend a seminar. Generally, your employees are placed in a classroom or seminar setting with employees from other companies.
Pros:
Less expensive than Onsite Training
If you pick the right firm, computers will be available for hands on training
Cons:
Expensive
Employees are away from their workstations for several hours, an entire day or several days
Travel costs
Courses are for a broad audience with will cover topics that may or may not be relevant to what your employees need.
Self Paced or Computer Based Training (CBT)
This option is when employees follow a training program at their own pace. Materials can be presented in book form or on a computer.
Pros:
Less expensive than Onsite and Offsite Training
Employees can take their time learning the material
Cons:
Employees are unable to direct questions to an expert
Employees are not accountable to finish the materials within a given timeframe and they may or may not complete the exercises.
Training materials are not flexible.
Topics and exercises may or may not be relevant to the employee´s specific needs.
Printed and Online Manuals
There are several books and online resources that an employee can read in order to learn how to utilize Microsoft Office
Pros:
Less expensive than Self Paced or CBT
Employees can take their time learning the material
Cons:
Very time consuming to read a 500 page text book
Very time consuming to perform online searches to find answers to questions
Employees are unable to direct questions to an expert
Your Best Option Customized and Cost Effective
A select few training firms offer a cost effective training methodology that allows for customized training by leveraging the Internet.
Very inexpensive
No travel required. Employees can remain at their workstations
Customized to what your company needs
Training sessions can be from one hour to several hours. You decide which works best
Focus on a particular discipline or set of responsibilities and the training will focus on what is needed instead of covering irrelevant topics.
Direct interaction with the instructor
Follow up with employees to make sure they understand the materials
Microsoft Office is an extremely powerful tool that is not utilized to its fullest extent. You have already purchased it why not leverage it? No need to go out and buy new software. You already have the tools to increase productivity and boost efficiency.
To learn more, go to www.keynetx.com/unlockmicrosoftoffice
To contact Michael Irving, send an email to:
Microsoft Office is currently on the computers of 80% of all Small/Medium Businesses and over 86% of Large Businesses. However, studies show that the average Microsoft Office user only uses 10% of the available functionality. How can you educate employees to increase their productivity? What are the options?
Onsite Training
This option is when your company hires a firm to travel to your facility and hold a classroom or seminar style education.
Pros:
Instructor is available for questions
Some firms are able to customize some of their materials to fit your needs
If your facility has a training room equipped with computers, attendees can have some hands on training
Cons:
Extremely expensive
Employees are away from their workstations for several hours, an entire day or several days
Offsite Training
This option is when your company uses a training firm that has its own facility or employees attend a seminar. Generally, your employees are placed in a classroom or seminar setting with employees from other companies.
Pros:
Less expensive than Onsite Training
If you pick the right firm, computers will be available for hands on training
Cons:
Expensive
Employees are away from their workstations for several hours, an entire day or several days
Travel costs
Courses are for a broad audience with will cover topics that may or may not be relevant to what your employees need.
Self Paced or Computer Based Training (CBT)
This option is when employees follow a training program at their own pace. Materials can be presented in book form or on a computer.
Pros:
Less expensive than Onsite and Offsite Training
Employees can take their time learning the material
Cons:
Employees are unable to direct questions to an expert
Employees are not accountable to finish the materials within a given timeframe and they may or may not complete the exercises.
Training materials are not flexible.
Topics and exercises may or may not be relevant to the employee´s specific needs.
Printed and Online Manuals
There are several books and online resources that an employee can read in order to learn how to utilize Microsoft Office
Pros:
Less expensive than Self Paced or CBT
Employees can take their time learning the material
Cons:
Very time consuming to read a 500 page text book
Very time consuming to perform online searches to find answers to questions
Employees are unable to direct questions to an expert
Your Best Option Customized and Cost Effective
A select few training firms offer a cost effective training methodology that allows for customized training by leveraging the Internet.
Very inexpensive
No travel required. Employees can remain at their workstations
Customized to what your company needs
Training sessions can be from one hour to several hours. You decide which works best
Focus on a particular discipline or set of responsibilities and the training will focus on what is needed instead of covering irrelevant topics.
Direct interaction with the instructor
Follow up with employees to make sure they understand the materials
Microsoft Office is an extremely powerful tool that is not utilized to its fullest extent. You have already purchased it why not leverage it? No need to go out and buy new software. You already have the tools to increase productivity and boost efficiency.
To learn more, go to www.keynetx.com/unlockmicrosoftoffice
To contact Michael Irving, send an email to:
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