Communications

Communications Historically, workforce training and development methods consistently provide the best training to individuals over all of their instructional methods. Where market forces prevail, so does the efficiency and effectiveness of training programs. As technology advances, so has the training methods used by workforce educators. Increasingly, companies are turning to technology to improve the knowledge and skills of their workforce. Multimedia packages, Electronic Classrooms, World Wide Web (WWW), Intranets, Computer-Based Training/ Computer-Based Education (CBT/CBE), Interactive Course Ware (ICW), and Advanced Distance Learning (ADL) are just some examples of how companies are currently employing technology in workforce education and development. Many factors must be considered before determining which method(s) are best suited for specific types of instruction. Method Research for this paper was accomplished through investigation of sources in published reviewed articles, journals, and periodicals. Specific sources were the online Morris library at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and the Kitsap County Regional library. Discussion The primary goal of workforce training programs is to develop needed worker skills and knowledge at the lowest cost to the company; thus, ultimately increasing worker productivity and Return on Investment (ROI). Recent trends in workforce education indicate a shift from traditional methods technology, training, learning, students, multimedia, workforce, methods, instructor, material, knowledge, education, states, skills, richards, process, per, new, instruction, curriculum, course, computer, cent, cbt, through, programs, products, experience, cbe, best, been, 1997, whether, using, tools, student