Learners get to see how things are done on a task-by-task basis; and also…

• It becomes highly feasible for companies to provide the training in a person's first language. The accuracy and effectiveness of training is significantly enhanced.
• Companies can provide structured learning for their people while still making it easy to relate to what actually happens. Companies that develop their own Virtual Coach modules produce training that uses their own premises, equipment and processes – and of course their own people.
• People get to see the best practice way of doing things. Virtual Coach is almost like replicating your best operator and making him/her available to new and existing staff 24/7.
• Equipping people during their first few days on the job can be a real challenge. Some companies provide Virtual Coach modules to employees before they even start. This significantly reduces the stress and pressure on both supervisors and new recruits.
• People are less likely to get 'overloaded' or bombarded with new skills, surroundings and people, which can often be so daunting on day-one of a job.

With Virtual Coach you can quickly and easily develop individual stand-alone courses for each position in your workplace. This means:

• A person only gets trained for the job they are currently doing. No overloading with general information when the key is to get people up and running quickly and safely.
• As a person's role is extended, additional Virtual Coach modules can be provided when the skills are required.
• A person functioning in several positions only does each Virtual Coach module once. They don’t have to go on several time-consuming courses with overlapping content.
• Many companies have health and safety training that needs to happen 'before' staff use certain equipment. Virtual Coach helps cover much of the required content and is able to keep track of what modules a person has done and whether they have understood the material as assessed by Virtual Coach.

Virtual Coach captures the techniques of the best person in the organisation - and lets you share them with everyone!

• This takes pressure off key production staff and supervisors who currently provide the buddy training.
• It avoids the inconsistency that results from having multiple trainers
• It enables training to be delivered anytime (not just when supervisors and trainers are available).
• It avoids the need to “build up” several new recruits to justify bringing in an external trainer.

So you could save money on sending people on costly external courses and ...

• So you could train and induct people from day one (excellent for health and safety).
• So you could reduce the high costs of staff turnover. Most of the costs of turnover relate to an employees recruitment and induction period.

The Virtual Coach suite of products includes the 'Training Assistant', a utility that lets you coordinate or link training with other courses (and unit standards).

• The Training Assistant enables you to easily identify the \"training gaps\" where certain positions or people are not receiving the full training they require (particularly important for health and safety).
• The Training Assistant almost automates the recording of who has successfully completed task modules.
• You can quickly see what modules a person has completed, when they did them and whether they successfully completed them.
• You can run reports for each position to identify what tasks are being done without training; a hint to where the training gaps are.
• You can demonstrate to regulatory bodies that training has been provided.