Dear Arun,
I am sharing the experience of implementing e-learning in our Organization:
We are launching an e-learning initiative in our Organization with effect from 1st November 2009 as a pilot project, specifically aimed at improving the product knowledge of junior-mid-level Sales executives located at branches across India. The entire work has been done in-house by a cross-functional team comprising representatives from Marketing, IT, and HR Teams.
We decided that we shall have e-learning modules aimed specifically at improving the hard skills, i.e., functional skills of employees so that the learning has immediate and tangible application at work and hence serves as a stimulus for learning. Hence, as a pilot project, we are developing modules for a line department, i.e., Sales, and we are incorporating self-evaluation into the Sales training modules.
Our MD is taking a keen interest in this learning initiative and is the chief mentor for the program. With his active support, e-learning was made into an agenda point in both the annual Sales conference held earlier as well as the half-yearly Sales review meeting held very recently at our head office. In both meetings, presentations were made by the HR team on e-learning to the assembled Regional and Branch Heads, followed by question-answer sessions.
Once the pilot program succeeds, our aim will be to extend it to other departments by having tailor-made modules in functional skills from April 2010 onwards.
You are welcome to contact me for any further detail.
Regards,
Debanjan Roy,
Head-HR Team,
International Combustion India Ltd, Kolkata
d(dot)roy(at)internationalcombustion(dot)in
9830306662