Announcing Virtual Instructor-Led Training: Learning in Context

Virtual Instructor-Led Training: New from MicroAssist!
 

MicroAssist is now offering Virtual Instructor-Led Training in many of the same skills, tools, and technologies we've staked our reputation on over the last 24 years. Many of our clients have a dispersed workforce but have had travel budgets cut over the last few years, while the need for technical training never diminishes. Interactive virtual training makes it possible for individuals to get the training they need from their office, home, or anywhere with an internet connection.

With this easy to use virtual training platform, individuals around the world can now receive the quality training they need for the same cost as our local clients. Likewise, the interactivity of the virtual training environment allows our expert instructors to relate to students much in the same ways as in-person classes to ensure a positive learning experience. Unlike e-learning, the virtual training environment allows students to interact directly with the instructor during the course to ask questions, solve problems, and ensure they truly understand the material.

Students training on their own computers also means better rates of retention. Instructional designers will be familiar with Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve, an illustration of how fast one tends to forget the information one has learned. The sharpest decline is in the first twenty minutes, then in the first hour. Ebbinghaus found that the best way to improve retention is rehearsal. Students who implement what they've learned in training early, often, and in context are much more likely to continue implementing what they've learned.

Virtual Instructor-Led Training is ideal for delivering a process that helps students apply their new skills back on the job. Accessing training and completing activities with the help of the instructor in the context of their everyday working environment is a fantastic way for learners to commit information to memory, encouraging accountability and greater follow-through on the actions that embed learning and create greater productivity.

Included in the cost of Virtual Instructor-Led Training, the student's courseware e-book is a great tool for reinforcement of new skills and enhances learner retention. Continuing access to the courseware and student files for one year provides an ample period of skill reinforcement, ensuring that your organization's investment in training will result in changed behavior patterns.

With Virtual Instructor-Led Training, your staff will find the quality expected of MicroAssist's instructor-led offerings, along with the convenience and improved retention of virtual training. We also extend our industry-premiere service guarantee: if dissatisfied, students will be allowed to retake any application course for 90 days, no questions asked. Students will also continue to receive direct instructor support on the course material for 90 days following the course via e-mail or phone.  

To register for Virtual Instructor-Led Training visit our online course catalog, or give Colin Cairns a call at 512-794-8440 to set up a custom session!