Great Britain: e-learning on the up, but its efficiency is being questioned

According to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, one third of managers in charge of training employees predict that e-learning could account for 50% of a company's training within three years. However, employers and employees judge that this method is not always enough. (Ref. 080301)
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The report, which the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) will publish on April 18, was carried out with the opinion of almost 800 HR managers. Among them, 29% think that, by 2011, 25-50% of company trainings will be delivered remotely. However, only 7% of respondents listed e-learning in their top three most effective practices. Some other figures provided by the companies which use this method: it is only available for about 60% of employees and, in the end only half of th

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