The Benefits of Workplace Online Training
Workplace online training is a highly valuable and cost-effective method for boosting productivity and providing continuous education. It equips employees with the well-rounded skills and knowledge necessary to safely perform their duties and reach their career aspirations. This form of training allows individuals to access quality learning opportunities at their own pace, fostering flexibility and convenience. As a result, companies can build a more capable and confident workforce, which translates to better performance and long-term employee satisfaction. Additionally, it ensures that workers remain up-to-date with the latest safety protocols and industry trends, which are essential for maintaining a safe and compliant work environment.
Gone are the days when employees received only initial job training with no further learning opportunities. In today’s fast-evolving workplace, both employees and companies must commit to ongoing growth and development. Workplace online training plays a pivotal role in ensuring that workers continually enhance their knowledge and professionalism. Offering these training programs allows businesses to remain competitive while empowering their teams to excel. The benefits of Workplace online training go beyond just skill-building—these programs promote career development, improve job satisfaction, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.
Featured Courses:

Fall Protection (BC)
This course is compliant with BC Regulations and does cover all aspects of Fall Protection, Equipment, Hazard and Risk Assessments as well as Safety Plans. This is a theory course only and the certificate issued is…

Confined Space Competent Person
This is an OSHA-compliant safety training course intended to teach employees the duties of a competent person when working around or in confined spaces. Topics covered…

GHS and WHMIS 2015
This online GHS and WHMIS course is designed to fulfil the training for both the Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) and the new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) training requirements.

Basic First Aid
In this lesson you will learn how to identify the seriousness of an injury or illness, how and when to call emergency medical services, how to determine the most appropriate next steps when assisting victims with minor injuries…

Leadership Essentials
When you’re in a managerial or leadership role, your leadership skills are essential. Your ability to make great decisions, align resources to strategic priorities, increase employee innovation, and keep your top talent…

Office Safety
This online Office Safety course shows employees that hazards really do exist in an office environment, and how important it is to use good safety practices as they go about their work. Being safe is important in their jobs.

Microsoft Excel Essentials
In this course, viewers will learn the essential skills needed to use the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel at a beginner’s level. Learn: File Basics, Excel Terminology, Accessibility, Inputting Data, Tools for Text Editing, and more!

Rigger and Signalperson (Advanced) (OSHA)
This is an OSHA-compliant safety training course intended for experienced riggers and signalers. Topics covered in this training include stability, load charts, sling types, hardware…
- Online Training Encourages Flexibility: Not every employee needs the same type or amount of training. A one size fits all program just doesn’t provide the same value as targeted and purposeful courses that are relevant to your workforce. E-learning options allow employees or supervisors to pick and choose the courses that are essential and required for an employee’s particular training needs and career path.
- Online Programs are Easy to Access: A great advantage of online training is that it can be done from anywhere, at anytime. When companies hire new employees, they may require training to be compliant with legal regulations. When you set these employees up with online training, they don’t have to wait for the next instructor-led course. They can log-in to the program and get certified quickly. Your current employees can maintain their knowledge and certifications as well. Work may take them to an off shore oil rig, work camp, remote mine, or a ship in the middle of the ocean, but e-learning breaks down these barriers. Courses can be accessed from anywhere in the world through an internet connection.
- Online Training Saves Your Company Money: Although it’s ideal to have a real human teaching a class, this can quickly become expensive! When you book in-class training your company is responsible for covering the cost of the instructor’s time and travel expenses for the delivery of the training session. Also, it can be a real inconvenience if you have to pull an entire department, or large group of employees from their regular work to attend training. This can decrease the productivity of your company during that day.
- Online Programs Allow Employees to Work at Their Own Pace: Your employees are busy. They have responsibilities that they need to attend to and sometimes it’s not convenient for them to interrupt their work flow to attend a training session. E-learning courses can fit into their workday as their schedule will allow. When there are times when work isn’t so busy, employees can sit down and work to complete an online course at their own pace; no matter where they work, or the hours they keep.
- Online Training is Engaging: Online programs are so appealing because they have the capability to give a multimedia experience to users. E-learning platforms can combine video, reading, diagrams, and other learning aids that captivate the interest of users. This keeps your employees focused and paying attention to the material they are being presented. When users are fully engaged, they retain more information than when it’s presented in a lecture and test format.
- Online Courses are Updated Regularly: E-learning programs are dynamic; that’s because safety laws and regulations are constantly evolving. You need a program that keeps pace and is regularly reviewed and modified to reflect the most up-to-date regulations and legal requirements that your company should meet to keep everyone safe and your workplace a shining example of safety. Online platforms can be easily revised to reflect new information and new standards and can be a valuable resource for new and veteran employees.
Ship Shape Consulting can deliver the professional online training that your employees require. Check out our catalogue of hundreds of training courses that are useful in a wide variety if industries. If you have questions please call us at 1 (250) 600-6100. You can even send an inquiry to ken@shipshapeconsulting.ca.