Save one dollar or one million with online training

Are you still wondering if online staff training can save your organization money? If that question hasn’t yet been answered to your satisfaction, take a look at the latest effort by President Obama’s Cabinet to cut costs and reduce expenditures.

Top of the list is the Department of Agriculture’s plan to cut $1.3 million by switching from in-person training to internet based training.

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs is planning to save $17.8 million dollars by canceling or delaying conferences, turning instead to internet or video conferencing.

It is now a simple, no-brainer: distance training saves money.

Maybe that’s why in the past six months we have seen the biggest growth in new clients in our company, at a time when the same six months have resulted in the worst sales in history for many other companies.

Companies need to save money; at the same time they simply can’t afford to stop providing training and enhancing their workforce. It’s a time when focusing on the little things – the small expenses, perhaps, that add up over time – and the big things – the quality of care and services you provide – are both competing for your attention.

President Obama is taking a lot of heat from critics for proposing cuts that are too small and don’t add up to much. Only $100 million dollars isn’t a lot for a budget the size of the U.S. government’s.

But for those of us who manage our own organization’s budgets, we know that a few dollars here and a few dollars there add up, over time, to significant savings. Online training is a quick, easy way to start adding up those dollars and saving real money.