BlueArc is utilizing the LearnCenter® platform from Learn.com to streamline its company-wide training and development by augmenting its live instructor-led training with self-paced Web-based training, expanding available course offerings for its worldwide sales and services teams.


"BlueArc is growing quickly, just having completed its most successful fiscal year to date. In-depth, in-person training simply could not scale-, says Jon Affeld, Senior Director of Marketing for BlueArc. "We needed to make sure that the right people were getting the right information at the right time."


In addition to providing 24/7 access to training online, BlueArc is using the LearnCenter to offer video instruction, internal talk shows, and whiteboard "chalk talks-. The company also offers tailored content tied to job roles as well as a library of specialized content available to all employees.


"Prior to implementing the LearnCenter-based training, this information required more costly, time-consuming group events-, says Ken Rosen, owner of Theory & Practice Consulting, who has been supporting BlueArc on this project. "BlueArc has taken a big leap to support their global growth with this self-paced on-demand learning program."


According to Rosen, "BlueArc should realize significant savings by switching to self-paced on-demand training rather than predominantly face-to-face instruction, which has many hard and soft dollar costs. Additionally, BlueArc will gain consistency of training and messaging with reduced time-to-productivity."