I recently attended a health and safety seminar and was astounded to hear one of the presenters announce that computer bsed training (CBT) or as it is called now days eLearning, isn’t training.

At the time I thought that this was a rather sweeping statement to make about a training medium that a recent survey by the CIPD showed over 50 per cent of respondents currently use and a further 39 per cent had plans to use in the coming year.

With experience, myself, in both face to face and eLearning delivery, this statement made me wonder if this perception of eLearning is a common one and whether it does have its merits in health and safety compliance and awareness?

Mike Stevens