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What to consider when implementing e-learning programs in your company, and what’s important when it comes to localization
Many companies today are planning to implement e-learning programs because online courses make it easier for employees to access further training and fit it around their everyday working lives.
Challenges:
The importance of creating a current e-learning program and introducing digital knowledge transfer to your company as a new option cannot be underestimated. How you choose to implement this program will determine how well the e-learning offer will be accepted by your employees.
Be strategic in your approach:
To be successful, it’s useful to follow some planned steps and to be aware that the general process of implementing e-learning in a company will take time.
Step 1:
Conduct a needs analysis:
- What are the aims of the e-learning program?
- What additional technical and staff costs will be incurred?
- Who will take on which roles in this project?
- What content will be featured in the various courses?
Step 2:
- Involve your employees in the process
- Conduct an employee survey
- Ask trainers and instructors for their views
Step 3:
- Create a strategic communication plan for implementation
- Make sure that everyone in the organization team speaks the same language
- Create informational and promotional materials
- Organize events, webinars and discussion sessions for employees
- Use all of your company’s communication channels (corporate newsletter, intranet, social media, etc.) to spread the news about the new e-learning program
Step 4:
- Support your employees, particularly during the initial period
- Offer expert help and assistance
- Provide courses to help staff learn about the new e-learning tools
- Introduce motivational measures
- Ensure that staff have sufficient time during working hours to undertake both informational courses and the e-learning courses themselves
- Foster a positive, topic-specific corporate culture around e-learning
- Localizing e-learning programs
If the audience for your e-learning programs is international, then you will need to localize them. What do you need to consider to ensure a good result?
1. Find an experienced language service provider (LSP), who:
- has linguists on hand that are experts in the topics you want to cover;
- can handle ALL the languages that you need;
- possesses the technical know-how and requirements to meet your expectations and smoothly integrate your company’s tools with the localization tools;
- is able to perform both text and video localization, since many e-learning programs feature videos that also need to be localized;
- is used to working with all common file formats and has an internal team of IT experts.
2. Make sure that you provide your chosen LSP with properly prepared files. It is important that your language service partner receives comprehensive contextual information and a full set of source files for the e-learning courses.
Janus Worldwide is an experienced global LSP and has delivered numerous localization projects in the e-learning sector over the last 26 years. Our localization team can translate your ready-made content, regardless of which platform you use, helping you to gain exposure and brand recognition by attracting foreign audiences. Our in-depth expertise and extensive network of translators guarantee accurate, fluent and culturally appropriate localized content, and will also ensure that it complies with the legal and HR requirements in various countries and regions. Janus Worldwide has all the linguistic and technical know-how to deliver comprehensive localization of your e-learning program, so if you’re seeking an LSP partner, look no further!
Business Development Director DACH
