Kings Langley (UK), October 2011 - Even in today's increasingly technology-influenced society, there are many people who prefer to learn in a traditional way: in a group, led by an instructor, for example. Those attending Quasar's instructor-led IT training courses now also have free access to performance support via the range of Quasar Anytime online videos.
Quasar's managing director, Michael Shane, explains, "While people may prefer to go on an instructor-led training course, they may also fear that they'll forget some of the course content once they're back at their desks. So, we give everyone who goes on a Quasar IT training course free access for 26 days to the relevant part of the Quasar Anytime portfolio of online videos."
These online videos act as a handy, accessible electronic performance support tool - to either prompt the learners about anything they've forgotten from the training course or help them further develop their knowledge and skills of the relevant Microsoft Office products.
"This means that they have readily available online video backup to reinforce and enhance their memory from the IT training course", Shane adds. "And, if they want to continue to have access to these online video materials after 26 days, they can buy access to them and all of the other courses for that subject for a full year for just £49.95 per course."
Shane's company has developed the Quasar "Anytime" range of online video learning materials providing practical, ongoing advice and guidance for those using Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010. Users are found in a wide range of sectors - including the Football Association, the Royal Northern College of Music, and a well-known firm of High Street retailers.
"The workplace is becoming increasingly demanding and competitive", Shane continues. "After years of using IT in a 'general' sense, many people are now waking up to the reality that you need to be able to use all of the software you have and - more importantly - use it well. You need to be just as good a user of Excel and PowerPoint as you are of Word or Outlook. The scary thing is that we all think we're good users already - but the reality is that you're probably using just 20% of the software."
Covering Microsoft Office 2010, Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010, and Microsoft Office 2007, Quasar's Anytime online videos are intended for people wanting to gain the maximum benefit in terms of efficiency and effectiveness following an upgrade of the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
Anytime uses hundreds of short videos that have been specially designed to maintain the important balance of the audio, visual, and kinaesthetic elements that are necessary in any successful learning process. One of the system's benefits is that users can watch, pause, rewind, and replay the videos as many times as they like on a PC, laptop, smartphone, or mobile device - as long as there is an internet connection.
