E-learning clicks with casinos ...
Filed in archive Articles of note... by mstandaert on June 14, 2004
From The Australian ...
With millions of dollars at stake every night, the operation needs its staff to be on top of all procedures.
The casino turned to e-learning as a flexible means of shoe-horning training into staff work schedules. Last year, it piloted custom-built e-learning courses in occupational health and safety, responsible gaming, harassment and fire and emergency evacuation.
Such was the success of the operation, the programs, from TheCyberInstitute, are being made available to all staff this year, Conrad workplace development manager Vicki Barlow says.
"People are very happy with it and like the flexibility
. If they can find half an hour of downtime on the floor, they can just whip away to a computer at the back and do some training and, if needed, go back to the floor," she says.
With millions of dollars at stake every night, the operation needs its staff to be on top of all procedures.
The casino turned to e-learning as a flexible means of shoe-horning training into staff work schedules. Last year, it piloted custom-built e-learning courses in occupational health and safety, responsible gaming, harassment and fire and emergency evacuation.
Such was the success of the operation, the programs, from TheCyberInstitute, are being made available to all staff this year, Conrad workplace development manager Vicki Barlow says.
"People are very happy with it and like the flexibility
. If they can find half an hour of downtime on the floor, they can just whip away to a computer at the back and do some training and, if needed, go back to the floor," she says. Permalink: E-learning clicks with casinos ...
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