Monday, June 6, 2016

Computer Software Training - Virtually

short courses in islamabad
short courses in islamabad
When you attend short courses in islamabad, what do you get? Well, what you paid for, of course. But what if you find that you have paid for the wrong track? Or you found that the short courses in islamabad is too easy for you? How easy is it for you to switch to another course then? Do you have to wait for a few days? Weeks? Or indefinitely? Do you have to tolerate all that basic stuff till near the end of the course duration and get what you came for? Can you ask the instructor to skip topics when the rest of the class seems to be junior at it? Is the trainer willing to give you more than what is beyond the paid course contents? Just how much more? Do you have to worry about sitting for tests at the end of the lesson that seem to test your language more than your skills? Wait! Does that classroom air-condition temperature seem perpetually freezing? Or like in the oven?
Why do I raise these issues? The simple answer is - they are the constant frustrations of classroom training attendees I hear time and time again. Chances are, you faced some or all of these issues yourself. Software trainers with some years of experience report the feedback on short courses in rawalpindi structure, targeted content and administrative ease, contain these disappointing remarks. It is true that flexibility, targeted contents and practicality play significant roles on the impact of the entire course - not just the experience and proficiency of the trainer. And there is the test or examination factor. For many of these attendees who came for knowledge, the test or exam factor actually shortchanged them of course hours, more hands-on and a conducive learning atmosphere. Adding on, some examination systems seem to take an eternity to log on to, owing to server delays, network traffic or bad programming. In short, participants do not get the satisfaction and objective they hoped for. It is a one-size-fits-all solution with limited or no repeat broadcast. Refresher sessions a few months down the road are virtually non-existent. Or it comes with a reluctant 'yes' on the provider's part (after much convincing on the trainees' part), along with a hefty 'token' fee.
What really counts, is that attendees learn something out of the course. That their understanding of the application increases. That they can make use of the application in the field - when they have to produce something, and have the confidence to assert that the application can do this and that; or that some things are out of the application scope. Right? So that is why I advocate flexible, practical, targeted online training that give the participants control over their learning or needs.
Here are what I find appealing about virtual training:
  1. Participants can sample tutorials before deciding.
  2. Participants can repeat lessons as often as they wish.
  3. Participants can pause the instructor at their own comfort.
  4. Participants can take the course where and when they are most comfortable.
  5. Participants can switch to a course that is more suitable for them anytime.
  6. Participants can follow their own pace, not the pace of the slowest or fastest learner in class.
  7. Participants can take ONLY the topics that they require, not those they already know.
  8. Participants can access all other possible topics when they need them. These should include popular software titles like Microsoft Office, Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and technical courses like MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, CompTIA A+ (for PC technologies) and Network+.
  9. If the participants themselves are trainers, it is a good, fast, quick and reliable way to revise topics before that BIG delivery day.
  10. If participants have an URGENT crash course need, it is within their reach.
And, importantly too, it should not burn a hole in their pockets where affordability is concerned.

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