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1. Why Custom E-learning is Better Than
Off-the-Shelf Courses?

2. Corporate Training
Ascertain the training needs
Evaluate available training
options
Select the best medium
based on training needs

3. Corporate
Training
Classroom
Training
Online
Training
Corporate Training

4. Corporate Training
Corporate
Training
Classroom
Training
Online Training
(eLearning)
Off-the-shelf
eLearning
Custom
eLearning

5. Introduction
What are off-the-shelf courses?

6. Introduction
What are off-the-shelf courses?
• Ready-made courses available on a variety of topics
and sold or licensed by a commercial organization to
prospective buyers.

7. Benefits of Off-the-shelf
courses

8. Benefits of off-the-shelf courses
• Less expensive with shared developmental costs.

9. Benefits of off-the-shelf courses
• Available in ready to use format.

10. Benefits of off-the-shelf courses
• Ready made content to help get started quickly.

11. Benefits of off-the-shelf courses
• Ideal for introducing eLearning for the first time.

12. Limitations of off the shelf courses

13. Limitations of off the shelf courses
• Licensing, maintenance and updating costs

14. Limitations of off the shelf courses
• Content may not cater to all your needs.

15. Limitations of off the shelf courses
• Irrelevant content

16. Limitations of off the shelf courses
• Content can become outdated
• No control over revisions

17. Limitations of off the shelf courses
• Compatibility with existing infrastructure can be an
issue.

18. Trainings that can be done through
off the shelf courses

19. Trainings through off-the-shelf courses
• Industry standard software trainings
• Mandatory trainings stipulated by regulatory bodies
• Time management training
• Leadership training

20. Introduction
What is custom eLearning?

21. Introduction
What is custom eLearning?
• Design and development of eLearning courseware
according to the training objectives and learning
needs of the organization.

22. Benefits of custom eLearning

23. Benefits of custom eLearning
• Training content to suit your needs 100%

24. Benefits of custom eLearning
• Can be easily updated and upgraded with changing
organizational needs.

25. Benefits of custom eLearning
• No licensing costs and can be scaled up easily within
short time frame

26. Constraints of custom
e-learning

27. Constraints of custom eLearning
• Time constraints for initial development

28. Constraints of custom eLearning
• Cost constraints

29. Trainings that are best done
through custom e-Learning

30. Trainings through custom eLearning
• Product training
• Process Training
• Sales Process Training
• Safety Training
• Compliance Training

31. 5 Reasons why Customer e-
Learning is better than Off the
Shelf Courses

32. Why Custom E-learning?
Reason 1:
• Customized Content in accordance with the target
audience and required delivery options.

33. Why Custom E-learning?
Reason 2:
• Content can be updated periodically making it
current and up to date.

34. Why Custom E-learning?
Reason 3:
• Cost effective in the long run – as courses can be re-
used and re-purposed over a period of time.

35. Why Custom E-learning?
Reason 4:
• Get better product with a bit investment in time and
money.

36. Why Custom E-learning?
Reason 5:
• Competitive advantage
• Secure and confidential

37. Conclusion
• Off the shelf products might be useful for any
fundamental training essential to do business.
• Custom eLearning helps provide an edge over
competitors.

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