Did You Watch?
We are consumers of mass media here at Velsoft. We like our websites, music, ebooks, and TV shows – especially TV shows. (I’m not even going to mention the hold that movies have on some staff members, that’s…
Have I ever told you about…?
Let me tell you about the time I almost got eaten by a shark. Or the time I escaped a burning office tower. Or about the time I won $5 million in the lottery and how I spent…
What is SCORM?
SCORM, or Sharable Content Object Reference Model is a collection of standards and specifications for eLearning software products. In other words, it is a set of technical standards to which programmers are encouraged to write their codes for,…
Measuring Training Results: Kirkpatricks 4 Stages of Evaluation
Each week, I try to pick an interesting, useful or informative topic to write a blog about, but this week I thought – why not see what our readers have found interesting, and write something related to that….
A Positive Customer Service Experience: Approaches and Techniques
From time to time I’ll go through our courses and pick a topic that I think would be interesting, informative or helpful to others. Through doing this I’ve realized that we really are a company that is called…
Blended Learning: What is it and why all the fuss?
In 2014, 29.1 per cent of training hours were delivered through blended learning methods, and since then, that number has continued to grow. In this blog, we are going to explore what blended learning is, as well as…
5 Steps to Consider When Creating your Website
As a predominantly online business, with customers all over the world, Velsoft’s website is essentially the home base for our business. Like many other businesses, we rely on our website to link our social media pages, newsletters, and…
Providing Effective Feedback: 6 Key Characteristics
We know that giving effective feedback can be tough. You want to be able to provide constructive feedback, that helps the individual learn and grow, while avoiding insulting, belittling or punishing them. Feedback is essentially commentary on how…
Conducting a Training Needs Analysis: 3 Initial Steps
We know that introducing training can help improve employees’ skills, but it also helps businesses to reach their overall objectives and goals. In this blog, we will explore the process of how to conduct a training needs analysis –…
Social Learning: What is it and Why do it?
As I was pulling together information about social learning for this piece, I quickly realized how closely it relates to a blog I wrote a couple of weeks ago about user-generated content, which is essentially content generated by…
Should you Hire for Personality or Job Specific Skills?
Whether you’re in charge of hiring, or determining what to highlight on your next resume, it’s important to decide what skills are the most valuable. However, what talents are most valuable to a job is debatable. The debate…
An Inside Look at Intrapreneurship
Do you know someone in your workplace who’s a little more motivated to follow their own projects than regular tasks? Someone who always has ideas for advancing the business, new ideas to streamline processes, or another money-making idea?…