Benefits Of Self-Paced Learning For Employees

Companies are increasingly allowing employees to work from home and hiring remote staff. Traditional classroom training is still useful, but your training mix must change to keep up with your employees. There are numerous advantages to allowing more training to take place outside of the classroom.

1. Convenience

One of the most difficult aspects of training is convincing people to participate. It’s entirely up to the employees with self-paced learning. They have access to it at any time and from any location.

2. Cost Savings

Yes, there will be some upfront costs for the LMS and content, but you will save money on things like ballroom rental, travel, and registration fees in the long run.

3. Speed control:

We all learn at different paces. No one wants to be the person in the class who is asking too many questions. Self-paced learning allows your employee to pause, make notes, rewind, and rewatch as needed.

4. Level-Set:

Many of our clients assign videos as pre-work to an instructor-led class. Everyone can watch the courses at their own pace and come to the class better prepared. Now the class starts from the same place, with the same foundational background for the topic of the day.

5. Improved Focus:

What time of the day are you at your best? With self-paced learning, employees can choose the time to take the training that fits their most productive time of the day.

6. Self-Directed

When employees are allowed to access assigned training on their own, they are more likely to go searching for topics that they are personally interested in. Self-directed learning is a bonus benefit of self-paced learning!

Sources:
https://hsi.com/blog/6-benefits-of-self-paced-learning-for-employees#
https://www.nickelled.com/blog/whats-so-good-about-self-paced-learning/