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17th March 2008
Trainer1 concentrates on instructional design and rapid application
support tools at this year's HRD
Internationally renowned instructional design, along with the latest,
updated version tools for providing fast on-the-job support are being
showcased on Trainer1's stand at this year's HRD exhibition, being held
from 15th to 18th April at the ExCel conference centre in London's
Docklands.
For some time, Trainer1's Neil Lasher has been offering his 'More Than
Instructional Design' (MID) course around the world - notably in the
UK, USA, Russia and Canada. The course outlines the basics of
instructional design; learning styles; emotional significance, creative
advantage and Lasher's 'Five 'A's of Learning' - a model of
instructional design (ID) which encapsulates the lessons of 20 years of
designing e-learning and related materials to produce a model for ID
specifically relating to task-based and 'rapid' or 'workflow'
e-learning.
"We provide a process for structuring e-learning courseware to
facilitate effective, performance-enhancing e-learning, taking you
through the instructional design process," Lasher explained. "These
courses benefit those responsible for assessing, designing and
producing e-learning and blended programmes and/or who need to know how
to assess online learning materials."
In addition to providing direction with the principles and practice of
instructional design, Trainer1 also provides tools to allow
organisations to produce effective e-learning and electronic
performance support systems (EPSS) in-house. Among these tools is Rapid
Application Support - a technology-driven support tool providing
'performance knowledge' to help people improve their efficiency and
effectiveness at work.
At HRD, Trainer1 is launching a new version - version 3.0 - of its
acclaimed Rapid Application Support tool, which provides an 'automatic
helpdesk' and training materials, pushing the right information to
users as and when they need that information. According to existing
purchasers, Rapid Application Support has been shown to have cut calls
to company helpdesks by up to 40 per cent.
"Moreover, it supports itself - so it can be used throughout an
organisation with very little involvement from the IT department," said
Lasher. "This can result in cost savings for both training and IT
support, as well as reducing worker downtime by only delivering the
information that's required - unlike a full training course which will
include information that the trainees already know.
"It provides an instant transfer of knowledge in the workplace and
improves the flow of information to staff throughout the organisation,
allowing users to work smarter rather than harder," he added.
Trainer1, one of the UK's and leading 'vendor-neutral' e-learning
specialists, is returning to exhibit at HRD after a gap of several
years. Lasher commented: "Returning to HRD reflects the current market
change from suppliers offering 'technology' to them providing a
serviced learning space to HR departments.
"This allows Trainer1 to emphasise the value - for today's HR
departments - of its 20 years or so as instructional design
specialists, advising and delivering instructional design expertise to
companies in a wide range of industries throughout the world."
To find out more about the MID course and recently released 'Ultimate
Experiential Instructional Design Course' or to book a place on one of
these courses, visit www.trainer1.com or come along to Trainer1's stand
at HRD (Stand 913).
Organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD),
HRD 2008 runs from April 15-18th at London ExCel, open from 0930-1700
hours.
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Notes for Editors:
About Rapid Application Support
Rapid Application Support enables organisations to provide their staff
with information and communications technology (ICT) training in a
user-friendly way. It uses e-learning to give the end users what they
need at the moment they need it.
It addresses 'informal learning' that, studies show, comprises 80 per
cent of the learning within a typical organisation.
The Rapid Application Support learning materials are written by the
user's organisation - in the same way as learning materials are written
at present but using different techniques. These learning materials may
be written in any transferable format.
This ensures that the information they contain are exactly and entirely
applicable to those who will be using them as job aids.
Rapid Application Support delivers training materials that can be
applied to any program or content running on the client machine
including web based applications and bespoke created software,
documents and spreadsheets.
Rapid Application Support provides the information people need without
them having to leave their current task.
Moreover, Rapid Application Support can create real value and ROI for
user organisations - not by reducing users' travel and subsistence
costs but by reducing the time taken to develop learning materials and
to getting users to reach 'competence'. Rapid Application Support
integrates learning into workflow without detracting from the work
itself - thus keeping the cost of training/learning to a minimum and,
at the same time, maximising the output from the learning.
Rapid Application Support constantly monitors which screen(s) the user
has open on the desktop and, when required, will search and retrieve
the relevant learning module that applies to the particular open screen
or document - in a network environment. No files need to be deployed on
the client machine, making implementation/roll out to large
environments a simple process.
Rapid Application Support is available in number of cost options.
About Trainer1
Trainer1 is an independent e-learning specialist and creator of sophisticated courseware for learning, with a long experience in computer delivered learning. In particular, Trainer1 has developed, supplies and supports:
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Authoring tools - for the creation of content, meeting SCORM, AICC, LRN, XML, and QTI standards.
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Learning and Knowledge Management tools - for the management and distribution of content, including accreditation and reporting of data within existing databases.
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Delivery systems for workflow learning - CSL.
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Tools and libraries to create multimedia content, including image editors, easy to use Flash production tools, libraries of sound, graphics and animation.
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Specialist training events to assist trainers become self sufficient in e-learning design and production.
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Development services in the creation and maintenance of learning content.
Trainer1's client list includes major corporates such as ABN AMRO, Alliance & Leicester, Kraft Foods, Mitsubishi Corporation, Specsavers and Camelot, along with public sector clients including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for International Development, Kings College Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability and many local authorities.
Trainer1 is privately owned and remains a small, friendly company providing high quality product combined with personal service to Blue Chip Companies, as well as small and medium sized enterprises. Trainer1 is a member of many e-learning organisations and works with standards bodies to ensure technology is meeting the needs of users worldwide, as well as the guidelines determined by the governing groups in the e-learning industry.
Further information from:
Trainer1
Offices and HQ located at 26 Kimberley Court, Kimberley Road, London
NW6 7SL
USA Satellite office is located at Trainer1 House, 331 Little Creek
Drive, Nazareth, PA 18064
Neil Lasher, Trainer1, +44 (0) 20 7624 4844
From USA:
1-888-4T1-4CSL (1-888-481-4275); www.trainer1.com
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