Elearning - A Complete Overview.

If you're facing the challenge of expanding your training, bringing new recruits up to speed or simply training one or two users, you need to consider e-learning produced by Microsoft. Microsoft elearning represents a new level in online training with regard to price, content and delivery.

You no longer need to pay for expensive instructor-led courses which are run to someone else's schedule and involve spending whole weeks out of the office. Using either the course-by-course purchase or the Learning Management System, you can instantly access training of the highest quality, tailored to your needs and very reasonably priced. 

You reap the benefit of Microsoft's huge investment in this Online Learning platform.

• Technically accurate and reliable - Direct from Microsoft 

• First - Often available for new technologies way in advance of books or other courseware of instructor-led training 

• Engaging and interesting to use 

• Low cost - this really is available at a fraction of the cost of comparable systems or the classroom alternative 

• Flexible - Learn when you want, in the office or at home, 24/7 

• Trackable - know at any time, who has learned how much and when 

Delivery Options

You can opt one of two ways of delivering the learning, to your staff, or for your own use: 

1. If your requirements are less complex, you can just buy your courses online as and when you need them, one at a time, and add them to your individual user account. Suitably for small and large enterprises.

2. A fully manageable, company-branded training solution where you'll be able to deliver and track customized learning programs via the Learning Management System. 

We must stress that the courses and the self-customisation options are of the same quality with both options. Managers in larger enterprises will find there are many benefits to using the Learning Management System, particularly in tracking progress over larger number of people and courses.

The Learning Management System - Features

The modern manager knows there is mo more powerful driving force than a team of productive, well-trained and skilled employees. Using Microsoft's online training is a low cost, flexible and effective way of ensuring that you're getting the most from both established and new team members. Every solution or multi-user licence is created specific to you. All you need to do is let us know the courses you would like include and the number users on those courses and we'll do the rest. 

When you order a complete training solution, or multi user package, via AvailableTraining.com you gain access to the Learning Management System which puts you firmly in control of the training provided so your users can benefit from self directed, flexible training when and where they need it. Any text here will be replaced with "Read more"

  

• You set two levels of management admin access to user accounts - typically for HR/Training Manager and for line managers.

• Brand the training portal with your company logo and colours

• Instant access to real time reports on the progress of each user on each course. 

• Take a high- level view areas of difficulty, individual strengths and weaknesses etc

• Know which courses have been completed, and by whom. You measure the effectiveness of your training investment.

• Set and monitor deadlines for training goals.

• Quickly eliminate waste from your IT training spend.

• Get staff members up-to-speed for training courses and new roles - all without scheduling training courses and time out of the office.

• Quickly prepare members of project teams - eg by using inexpensive Microsoft Project courses, knowing that they have been completed.

Even if you're a training centre who is looking for a bolt-on added-value service for your users, we can help by providing a company-branded portal for your users to take initial assessments, top-up their skills, or get up to speed before the course. You'll know the level of each pupil before they set foot in the classroom. 

Fully-Featured – State of the Art Learning Technology

Using either the course-by-course purchase or the Learning Management System, you get the benefit of Microsoft’s huge investment in the Online Learning platform.

• Official Microsoft Online Learning products provide a thorough learning experience by incorporating features designed to improve proficiency and knowledge and boost productivity. 

• Assessment-based – focuses effort on what the student needs to learn, not wasting time plodding over old ground

• Hands-on virtual labs, exercises and simulations using the principle of learning by doing – not just with Excel and Access, but with expensive server products like Sharepoint or Exchange, so you can practice whenever and wherever.

• Expert advice from Microsoft product gurus

• An interactive, non-linear approach to learning.

• It all contributes to making Microsoft Online Learning the most engaging and flexible learning experience. 

Real Depth and Variety of Courses Available

There are over 600 courses to choose from! Regardless of your type of organization, skill levels, or learning styles; Microsoft Online Learning can provide access to the right software training-anytime and anywhere-for 

• IT Professionals 
• Home and Office workers 
• Developers

Be first! Because you are getting the training from The Source, usually you can find the Microsoft online learning courses before there are any tutor-led courses or books available. There is also far greater variety of specific courses than most training centres could schedule - example 41 courses on Windows 2008 and System Center topics in English alone.Any text here will be replaced with "Read more"

Something for everyone? Sounds like marketing fluff – but it isn’t. Depth of available courses is important. You want to learn what you want to learn, not turn up for the 20% of a course which is relevant to you. Having the right material available easily for the needs of your personnel saves people wading through hours of unneeded training material to find what they want. 

If you look at most learning solutions on the market for Excel for instance, you will see a huge profusion of products giving a basic. Then there will be a few Advanced Excel products. That’s all. When it comes to classroom training the choice is not much better. Despite myriad products, in reality there is little choice!
On the other hand, with Microsoft Online Learning, you get the choice of Getting Started in Excel, and Core Training in Excel. But you also have the choice of these advanced topics at only £5.99 for each course:

• Performing Data Calculations in Excel
• Formatting and Printing Worksheets
• Filtering and Summarising Data
• Working with Pivot Tables and Charts
• Collaborating with Others in Excel
• Summarising Excel Data to make Better Business Decisions (£17.99)

Short of getting a book, rifling through the index and working it out yourself, there really is no other learning solution which offers such depth at such low cost.
And remember, Microsoft Online Learning courses are easy to use, reliable and trackable. 

• Customise them to the individual.
• Customise them to your business.