Meeting your organization's workplace learning goals
• Market Proven
• Customized Content
• Success Stories
Would the results of your corporate training program improve if your employees had access to cost-effective, world-class, Ivy League courses after working hours? Would it matter if your online training program was customized to meet your organization’s special needs with a patent-pending approach to workplace learning that features online case studies, interactive classes and simulations based on “real-world-situations”? And would it matter if your employees were able to complete courses in as little as two weeks – and make measurable improvements in your organization’s success before they complete the training program?
That’s the winning formula offered exclusively by eCornell online learning, available for the first time in Canada through Canada’s eCornell affiliate, Canadian HR Press. eCornell offers the most comprehensive online, professional and executive development curriculum developed by an Ivy League institution. You can choose from many courses and business certificate programs from an Ivy League institution, covering Executive Leadership and Strategic Management, Financial Management, Supervision and Management Essentials, Human Resources Management, Hospitality and Foodservice Management and Project Management. Click here for our eCatalogue.
Organizations with multiple locations are ideal candidates for eCornell because they can take advantage of the “Structured Flexibility” offered exclusively by eCornell. For example, all of the executives in an organization could take the Executive Leadership Certificate program at times convenient for each individual and from multiple locations.
eCornell is market proven around the world because it meets – and exceeds – the workplace learning needs of senior level leadership, mid management, supervisors and emerging managers, human resources staff and high potentials within organizations. Hundreds of employees in leading corporations with global operations are taking eCornell courses such as Leading People to Higher Performance, Organizational Culture and WorkLife Balance, and Hospitality Management.
Your mandate isn’t to find professional development in Canada. Your mandate is to find market-tested professional development that is affordable, applicable and measurable – exactly what you can expect from eCornell, whether you choose individual courses, business certificates or a top-to-bottom enterprise solution involving your senior executives and top managers.
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Market-tested work place learning
Online training is becoming the favored choice of any organization with ongoing workplace training needs. For example, a 2006 survey by the Canadian Society for Training and Development found that e-learning was an organizational priority for 40% of the responders. Here is what Kristen Clark, Director, Organizational Capability, Starwood Hotels, says about eCornell:
“The eCornell program has been a resounding success at Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
Our associates love that they can tailor their development to their individual needs and interests,
and in a timetable that is convenient.”
One major hotel has arranged for 2,800 of its employees to take 5,500 eCornell courses. Demand for eCornell business certificates is also growing, with one major IT company having ordered more than 100 business certificates from eCornell for its employees. There is no better proof that eCornell is market proven and can be implemented at a fraction of the cost of an in-house elearning program, an untenable business model for even the largest Canadian universities.
Better still, 92% of eCornell students complete their course – two to three times the e-learning norm. 93% rates their overall experience as good to excellent, 95% said the course material is applicable to their job responsibilities, and 93% said that what they are learning will directly impact their performance.
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Tailored content and formats to meet your training and development needs
eCornell instructors expertly tailor the course experience to the needs of each
individual. For example, eCornell instructors will work with you to create customized discussions that align the content of the course with your organization-specific objectives and issues.
Plus you have the option of requesting a “Dedicated Section”, or cohort. This is a course occurrence offered only to employees in your organization. Cohort based learning means that all of your executives, managers and employees could learn in a customized and private "virtual classroom" environment that will allow strategy development without the fear of confidentiality breeches.
Your training specialists, corporate executives and managers can play a leadership role in the delivery of eCornell training by leading a cohort of their peers or subordinates through learning sessions facilitated by a live eCornell expert.
Yet another option is to join a cohort of peers from a variety of organizations to learn from the experiences and ideas of others.
All courses are led by live experts in their field who are also available for consultation. The courses are scenario-based, immersing students in authentic problem situations and case studies. To successfully complete the courses, students are required to complete problem-based assessments and contribute meaningfully to asynchronous online discussions. (They are never required to be online together at the same time.)
92% of eCornell students complete their course – two to three times the e-learning norm. 93% rate their overall experience as good to excellent. 95% said the course material is applicable to their job responsibilities. 93% said that what they are learning will directly impact their performance.
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Cost-effective workplace learning that delivers measurable results
Here are examples of how eCornell answered the business challenges of:
• a global, multi-branded hospitality firm
• an IT firm with over 75,000 employees
• a global chemicals company
Business challenge for global, multi-branded hospitality firm
A global, multi-branded, hospitality firm with over 750 properties worldwide needed to develop the talent of their property-level managers. In particular, managers were looking for financial management and leadership skills to grow their properties' business in competitive local markets. The organization needed a solution that was scalable, drove user participation, built new skills, and met the unique content and scheduling needs of hospitality managers. In addition, the mix of company-owned and franchise properties posed unique administration and billing challenges.
Solution
An enterprise-wide, integrated offering of hospitality management, financial management, and leadership development courses and certificates. Managers registered for and accessed eCornell courses through the firm's global Learning Management System, but the courses were hosted and delivered by eCornell.
eCornell partnered with the client on marketing and promotional collateral as well as in-property course demonstrations and learning fairs. To start, property managers were required to complete at least one course in the first 12 months as part of their professional development program.
eCornell's client services team provided a range of flexible systems to support the company-owned properties as well as the franchised ones in a seamless course experience.
Outcomes
Overwhelming response from the field; most managers completed several courses above and beyond their requirement. Many have already received certificates in Hospitality Management, Leadership, and Financial Management . Course registration is two to three times the expectation of the client with eCornell's typically high completion and satisfaction rates. Brand leaders are now requesting that certain additional management groups be required to take courses through the eCornell program. Overall, the program is selling itself.
Business challenge for IT consulting firm with over 75,000 employees
A large IT organization with over 75,000 employees was about to embark on a new strategic planning exercise involving many representatives of senior management. The knowledge and skills of the working group was diverse and there was a need to accelerate the process with a common approach and framework without sacrificing the input of all stakeholders.
Solution
The client team (approximately 30 managers) completed eCornell's Strategic Thinking and Scenario Planning courses (components of eCornell's Executive Leadership series) in dedicated course sections. In these private, online courses, participants were encouraged to share confidential company information that related to the course content and was critical to the strategic planning process. The course instructor not only provided coaching and feedback to the participants, but also collated and analyzed the variety of course projects for emerging and relevant themes that could fuel the strategic planning process.
Outcomes
The client has a successful template for using online learning with a leadership population. The organization has widened the participation to include their high-potential management group, representing the top 1% of the firm. The participants will complete certificates in Executive Leadership and Proactive Leadership studies as part of a year-long focus on the firm's strategic growth plans.
Business challenge for Global Chemicals Company
Since 1940, this company has been innovating in the delivery of gases and chemicals to power companies in the manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and technology industries. Headquartered in the northeastern United States, its 18,500 employees are located all over the world.
As the global economy reconfigures in response to the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, this company required an ongoing commitment to innovation and knowledge management in order to succeed in the twenty-first century. Their challenge is to provide consistent learning that infuses the organization with best practices from other industries, and deliver it to their employees – no matter where they reside. They had 'downsized' their training team in the past few years, making the challenge even more difficult.
Solution
eCornell's collaborative online courses provided the perfect opportunity for this organization's managers to add leadership skills to their existing technical and functional expertise. The interaction among course participants and the course instructor provides a way for managers to learn from others and gain exposure to new thoughts and ideas. It also gives employees a way to gauge their own culture against other companies' cultures.
By providing flexible course schedules and a scalable delivery system, eCornell allows the client to reach their managers throughout the world. With marketing and client services support from eCornell, the client could leverage its internal training team more efficiently in terms of promoting and evaluating the program.
Outcomes
The proof of concept with the early adopter population has laid the groundwork for an enterprise-wide management development program. Managers will enroll in one of two management development tracks based on their existing competencies. The 12- to 18-month program will integrate eCornell programs in supervisory and leadership skills with leading, specialized content from other vendors. Custom-designed assessments from eCornell will help ensure that managers enroll in the correct management development track.
Business challenge – blending online and offline learning
Blending online learning with high-profile, intensive face-to-face interaction can provide focus, motivation and fresh ideas. However, the scheduling and integration of online and offline components can often be a challenge for training managers and participants alike.
Solution
eCornell's client services team has worked with clients in diverse industries to blend faculty with eCornell online programs. The result is expertly aligned content, tightly integrated program scheduling, and motivated program participants.
Contact us to discuss how we can tailor a training solution to meet your organizational needs and budget.
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