Published on April 30, 2010 by Karen Letain in News
eLearning plays an extremely important role in terms of sustainability. For those organizations looking to be more sustainable and save costs in the process, eLearning is the best way to improve and expand employee skill sets without having to incur additional travelling costs.
eLearning helps organizations expand training opportunities to more employees in more places. It’s available on-demand, providing instant learning at a moment’s notice. For organization’s looking to impart new security policies to their staff and educate them on new best practices, eLearning is the most efficient and cost-effective method of deployment.
Published on September 03, 2009 by Karen Letain in News
Is there really an answer to this? Does it not depend upon the product and the individual learner?
Quite likely, the only real answer to this question is to determine the amount of training that is necessary by reviewing the corporate security policies and determining what is critical from a security perspective and what is not. Typical physical security training is about a minimum of 40 hours of training per core competency. This however, could be overkill if the individual's role is not that of a physical security officer, but instead is a program or project manager with no responsibility for security within the organization.
The amount of training is typically related to the type of task being performed. With security awareness that is difficult to quantify unless you look at what is critical from a security perspective based on the individual's job role in the organization. Ultimately, security awareness training should be based on the role the individual learner has in the organization and what potential risks/threats that person might encounter. Basing training on the individual's role is a much more precise way to develop effective security awareness training.
