New Horizons - the largest training company in UAE; reiterated its commitment to the growth of Human Capital in UAE and stressed on the need for collaboration among Learning and Development Professionals in UAE at an event held at the Mina Salam Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah on the 11th of May 2011.
The event which was designed to be a round-table talk focusing on the eLearning Best Practices in UAE, featured Presentations on successful eLearning programs from organizations like Petrofac, ADCO and Commercial Bank of Dubai.
Around 60 Learning and Development professionals from Govt. and the Private Sector participated in the session which was full of creative ideas and trusted best practices for implementing eLearning.
eLearning which comes naturally in response to the growing trend of computer and internet usage in the UAE give organizations the perfect flexibility and standardization of learning resources while keep in light on the Training Budget.
Dr. Santhosh from Petrofac is of the opinion that a well thought change management process is vital for setting an e-learning culture within any organisation. He went on to say that “e-Learning can be used as an effective intervention tool to augment the process of learning and development for an organisation. Apart from satisfying the competency requirement of an employee with stand alone courses, the strategy can be more oriented towards blending e-Learning with traditional classroom training.”
Whereas Firas Mahmoud from ADCO thinks that, the IT Infrastructure in the organization is an integral part for e-Learning implementation. He feels that, the encouraging and problem-free user-experience for the learner is the main success factor for the initiative to thrive in the organization.
He says: ”We don’t want the Learner to be discouraged by a slow connection, or a missing Java plug-in, risking they will never come back to take e-Learning”.
To accomplish this, the e-learning project team should inspect whether the current IT infrastructure can support the e-Learning strategic plan or not. The speaker demonstrated the different Infrastructure components for IT and e-Learning, and how they related to e-Learning implementation, he concentrated on the Learning Management system (LMS) solutions and options.
Najia Maqsood who presented in detail about the successful CBD eLearning program; said
“eLearning is best to facilitate round the clock development of our people. Learning that is dynamic, at fingertips and is not confined inside the four walls of a classroom. ”
Surprised at the turnout and interest of the participants, Najia joyfully described her experience as “exhilarating”. She emphasized that the growth of human capital in any organization is key for keeping your business profitable in these tough economic times.
Najia further added that “Collaboration is the key: bringing it together to make an impact and New Horizons have done just that by creating a platform where HR/ L&D professionals like ourselves can share ideas, views, challenges faced in implementing and creating acceptance for innovative tools like e-learning.
New Horizons are the leading eLearning content and solutions provider in the UAE. They are behind many successful eLearning programs in UAE which includes Govt. organizations, Oil and gas companies, media and entertainment businesses, Multinationals and large UAE businesses.
To have a look at their products and services, you can reach them by email eLearning@newhorizons.ae or just give them a call 04 - 396-22 22
