Today, the best way to share information and hold meetings, seminars and conferences is to do it digitally and online, through e-learning, webinars and the like. People love it because it’s simple, easy and effective, and companies everywhere now offer it to their clients, customers and the public. Why is it so popular? Samson Tiara shares some of what we’ve found.
What it is, and what it’s for
Digital and online activities, e-learning, webinars and so on, are presentations delivered over the internet and the web. They can be live or recorded, and recordings can be sent to audiences anywhere, any time, and rewatched whenever it suits. The aims are to make things easier for everyone, grow the business, share information about a company’s services, market and sell easily, offer collaborations and lectures, build relationships with people and other companies, and discuss ideas. Above all, they’re about connection, information and learning.
Creativity
Delivered digitally, including through interactive multimedia, these sessions draw the audience in to take part and collaborate, so there’s no longer a distance between a company and its clients, customers and the public. Technology exists to make our lives and activities more engaging and interactive.
Sharing
Companies can share their best material with attendees, including images, video, files, polls, surveys and live chat.
Numbers and flexibility
A company can decide how many people may attend, limited or unlimited, and set the schedule and time to suit. Attendees, in turn, are free to choose when to attend (weekends or evenings), how to attend (computer, laptop or phone), and what to do, just listen and watch, or carry on with other work at the same time, joining at whatever internet speed they have, wherever they are.
Affordability
Online activities remain affordable because they avoid the cost of travel, accommodation, getting to a venue, promotion, and buying books and equipment, costs not everyone can stretch to.
Convenience and choice
Companies can store all their online activities on their own website, and attendees can join any session, any time, without taking leave or worrying about location. Companies are free to choose the topics they present, and attendees can pick which sessions to join, rejoin earlier ones to revise, and learn at their own pace and level — pausing, reading and replaying on the website, and even downloading the material they need.
Open to all, and easy to monitor
Online activities are open to anyone — employees, clients, members, the public, students and more. And a company’s digital tools make it easy to store data so they can monitor and report on participant numbers, session duration, assessment scores, and questions and suggestions.
Safe and secure
The best benefit of all is that online activities are the safest way for everyone to host and attend events without meeting in person.
Digital and online training at Samson Tiara
Samson Tiara offers e-learning and webinars open to everyone, past participants and newcomers alike, leading to certificates from us and our partners. Most run live for 30 minutes to 2 hours, with an experienced instructor you can listen to, watch and question in real time, followed by a short assessment. Sessions run on Zoom, and an e-certificate is emailed to participants on completion. Topics include:
- Fire Fighting Awareness
- Introduction to Sea Survival
- Confined Space Awareness
- Introduction to Manual Handling
- Introduction to Working at Height
- Introduction to Lock Out Tag Out
- Introduction to Waste Management
- First Aid
Samson Tiara is also OPITO-accredited to deliver courses by Digital Delivery, saving time and money by letting participants study the theory online from any device, then complete a one-day practical at our Cilegon Training Centre.
