WEB BASED LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

From the presentation of the learning and development topic, we already cover about the overview, the components, advantages and disadvantages and their implication for management. In advance, it will helps the organization to plan and monitor training, develop and analyze the success training programs, recommend skill assessment, career matching and performance evaluation, and analyze the employee career development.  According to (Harrison, 2005) web based learning and development requires passion as well as skill, the successful operation of process as well as the design and delivery of products. There are several changes that can be traced if the organization using HRIS in the learning and development which is all the learning and development section will be done in computer based learning such as internet.

We also discovered that learning management system aim to deliver four main features which are delivery training content, tracking of trainee performance, and management of online learning and provision of tools for student’s collaboration. There are also have two management logs in to the system which is employee log in and administrator log in. for my understanding, employee log in included the basic info, my profile and the catalogue. For administrator log in is including the employee data management, training course management and training need assessment.

We also know about the functions of employee learning and development system which is as an employee information system, performance before training, the training course, the transfer of training and for performance evaluation. As we know, ELD is the process of recording all the information that related with the purpose of training management.

There are also have the advantages and disadvantages of using web based learning and development. For the advantage, it will be beneficial to the cost effective and accessibility helps the empowerment and facilitation and improves computer skills. The disadvantages of using web based are certain contents are not suitable to employees, need employees to know the basic computer skill and lack of human contact.

On that presentation also we already cover that there are some implication for the management. It will help the organizations in making important decisions. It also can improve the efficiency of recovery actions in terms of cost reduction actions and it also can make the process easier to implement, and sharing.  But it also makes these features system problems such as poor quality system. It also takes longer to process because to do something online because have to ensure that the training was trying to run true what is required.  According to (Bellingham, 2004) a critical success factor is to list in order for learning and development to realize its potential. 

Bibliography

Bellingham, R. (2004). HR Optimization: From Personnel Administration to Human and Organizational Capital Development. Amherst: HRD Press.

Harrison, R. (2005). Learning and Development. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.