Training design for UK/USA training program

Got lots of classroom material that you need to take into the virtual world? This global agricultural organisation did. Here's what we did for them…

You’d think taking your existing classroom training materials and moving them into the virtual world would be easy. It isn’t. A global agricultural organisation had developed an awesome classroom solution for appraisal training. However, they wanted to use it across the UK and the USA, and virtual was their only option. The called on VTT to help them design and deliver a virtual solution that was consistent with high standards of their classroom offering.

the metrics

100 Minutes Workshop

20 Managers

48 Contributors

challenge

The UK only had classroom training materials
The USA had no training material at all!
Providing the USA with F2F workshops would be very expensive
The next appraisal round was imminent, so this was a time-critical issue
Consistency between the US and UK material was vital

Solution

VTT converted an existing 1-day classroom workshop into a virtual package of:
2x 100-minute manager sprint workshops
1x 100-minute contributor sprint workshop
Virtual sprint workshops delivered to 20 managers
Virtual sprint workshops delivered to 48 contributors
All material freely available to use in both countries

Result

Design and delivery delighted the client as they now had training accessible to all in both countries
Consistency of approach and training delivery achieved, eliminating all need for travel
Ongoing availability of training sprints are proving to be a great way of bringing new entrants from both countries together to meet and learn