There are so many reasons it’s worth investing in training, including boosting productivity, reducing turnover, and improving employee satisfaction. But getting access to that training hasn’t always been easy for learners.
Live learning experiences like in-class training and webinars have cost, scheduling, and pacing barriers. And while e-learning lowers those barriers, sharing and tracking that training through a traditional LMS can add its own challenges—for example, limitations around who can be enrolled or interfaces that are clunky or don’t work well on mobile devices. It’s no surprise that all this can lead to frustrating learning experiences or, worse, exclude some people from training opportunities altogether.
But now there’s a simple solution specifically designed to overcome these issues: Reach 360, Articulate’s frictionless LMS. Let’s take a look at four reasons learners are loving this modern, intuitive solution.
1. They Can Take Training Whenever They Want—at Their Own Pace
Live training absolutely has its place for employees, contractors, and sometimes even customers. But learners can find it tricky to fit it into their schedules, since they have to be available at a specific time—and sometimes place as well. These instructor-led sessions require every attendee to keep up with the same pace, which leaves some feeling left behind and others eager to move through the content faster. And learners have to be up for committing a long block of time to the class all at once.
But with Reach 360, people get a learning experience that’s flexible for their specific needs. Training content is available on-demand, so they can access it whenever works best for them. They can go through the content at whatever speed they find comfortable. They can break the course up into smaller chunks to make it easier to fit into their lives. And they can easily access a wide range of courses, not just the ones being offered in their location or time zone.
2. They Can Learn Wherever They Want—on Any Device
As mentioned earlier, many LMS solutions are only optimized for computers, making mobile access awkward if not impossible. For learners who don’t have a desk job—such as people who work in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and construction—this creates a frustrating barrier, requiring them to step away from their work when they’re assigned training or need to refer back to information in a course. And even people who regularly work at a computer might appreciate having multiple options for accessing it.
With Reach 360, though, courses work beautifully on computers, mobile phones, or tablets. This device flexibility makes it easier for people to complete or revisit courses wherever works best for them, whether that’s at a desk, on a worksite or sales floor, or even on the go. And if they want to start a course on one device and then switch to another, that works too. With the entirety of your training content at their fingertips, your learners will feel supported and confident that they have access to everything they need to be successful.
3. The User Interface Is Intuitive, so It’s Easy To Find What They Need
Some of the most common complaints with traditional LMSs revolve around ease of use. When learners find the experience clunky, hard to navigate, or needlessly complex, they’ll try and avoid it—and, unfortunately, your courses in it—at all costs. And if your course library is hard to explore, chances are people are missing out on valuable learning resources that they’d love to take advantage of if only they knew they existed.
Ease of use is where Reach 360 shines. Thanks to an intuitive user interface, learners can quickly find all the courses they need with just a few clicks. Content they’ve been assigned is front and center on the home screen, so they never have to wonder what they’re required to take and when it’s due. And the course library can be customized for specific groups, so the content they see when they browse through it always fits their needs.
So instead of wasting time trying to figure out how to find or take courses, they can focus on what’s important—learning.
4. It’s Easy To get Started—With or Without a Corporate Email Address
If learners find it a hassle to create a new account on your LMS, chances are many of them will give up on training before they even begin.
It’s not uncommon for people to find the account setup process in traditional LMSs awkward and time-consuming. And sometimes the hard parts are completely out of their hands, requiring them to wait for help from an LMS administrator to get everything settled.
For those who don’t have a company email address, though, this experience is often even worse. Since some LMSs require users to have a company email address to access the system, that can leave contractors, customers, and employees without a corporate email completely locked out of training.
With Rise 360, access is easy for everyone. Getting set up in the system takes just minutes. And learners can create an account with any email address—corporate or personal.
Wrap-Up
If you want a modern and flexible way to share training—and one that’s welcoming to everyone who needs your courses—Reach 360 is the solution. With Reach 360, your learners will appreciate being able to access training in an intuitive environment whenever they want, wherever they are, with any email address, and on any device.
Want to learn more about Reach 360? Check out these handy resources:
- Announcing Reach 360: A Quick & Easy Way To Deliver Training
- How To Share & Track E-Learning With Reach 360
- 7 Ways To Enroll Learners in Online Training With Reach 360
- 5 Reasons To Share Your Course With Reach 360
If you’re already an Articulate 360 subscriber and want to try Reach 360 for yourself, ask your account admin to activate it for you. And if you’re new to both Articulate 360 and Reach 360 and are looking for an easy way to create and deliver training, start a free trial.
