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Blended Learning
	Are you looking for ways to reduce your training budget?
A one day F2F course with 15 middle management participants will cost you an average of £4500 for their time alone; add to this their travel and accommodation costs, trainer costs, hire of venue and so on and you have a considerable cost. Then add on the loss of work back at their desk, lost sales due to their absence, the cost of a replacement for them, problems that arise with their team because they aren't there…

If you choose a blended learning solution, you may be able to avoid all of this and make considerable cost savings in the process.

What exactly is blended learning?

Blended learning is a process for delivering training to meet specific needs which combines a variety of training methods; it is not a training programme in itself nor is it a training tool. You will be familiar with some or all of the following which are tools for the delivery of a blended learning solution (and there are more!):

Webinars	Coaching	Teleclasses	Online learning tools	F2F training
e-learning	Distance learning	Podcasts	Self study workbooks	Social media

blended learning zone can help you find the right blend to meet your objectives so that you provide a learning path that is both coherent and structured, which delivers high levels of personal performance and delivers bottom line benefits.

Is blended learning just about saving money?

Blended Learning No, it is about bringing training to your managers in ways that suit them. It will not always mean up-front cost savings, but learning is provided over a period of time, usually in shorter doses than F2F, and this is proven to be a method which has greater returns in the long run both for the individual and the organisation.

You get a better long term return for your investment or 'more bang for your buck'.

How is blended learning used?

The possibilities are virtually endless but here are a few simple suggestions:

	Your company needs to deliver its new company mission to all 7,500 staff based at 10 sites over Europe within the next week so they hold a web conference to avoid employing a fleet of free lance trainers and paying their on-costs.
	Your managers have less time to spend in the ‘classroom’ but still need to cover the same management development programme. To cut down the face-to-face element of the programme, self assessment, pre course preparation, mid course review and post course follow up is delivered by an online training tool .
	You have a sales force on the road for the majority of its time but the sales reps need to be trained as new products continually come on stream. Delivering a 30 minute webinar is a more efficient use of time and promotes increased sales, than recalling them each week to head office for product updates.

Our clients say...
"Kate provided a fantastic service by developing a blended learning solution which exactly met the objectives and which enabled our client to save an immediate 40% on their training costs! She designed a comprehensive leadership programme involving instructional design and online elements which we delivered to our client's complete satisfaction. She is an expert in her field and so could work with us to develop what we needed. We will certainly call on blendedlearningzone.com again." Michèle Barca, Director of Jubilee Consultants Ltd, UK
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