Ten Reasons Why Online Training Is Becoming the New Standard

Pink offers over two dozen online course options

Burlington, ON – April 15, 2020 – The following is an excerpt from a blog posted today. To read the entire post, click here.

With millions of IT professionals around the world working remotely for the foreseeable future, online training will no doubt reach even higher levels of popularity.

Technology has proliferated the corporate world over the past 20 years with corporate e-learning growing by 900% between 2001 and 2017 (Chernev, Bobby. “21 Astonishing E-Learning Statistics for 2020.” https://techjury.net/stats-about/elearning/, May 2019).

Here are the first five reasons – distilled from the techjury.net article – that demonstrate why online training is on track to become the new standard:

  1. E-learning has led to an increase in income for 42% of US organizations.
  2. E-learning increases employee retention rates by 25% to 60%.
  3. A survey of 2,500 companies found that those with “comprehensive training programs” have 218% higher revenue per employee and 24% higher profit margins.
  4. IBM saved approximately $200 million after switching to e-learning.
  5. By 2020, 98% of US corporations plan to incorporate online learning (up from 77% of corporations in 2017).

To read the rest of this news item, which appears as a blog posted today, click here.


About Pink Elephant

We Lead the Way! A premier global training, consulting, and conference service provider, Pink Elephant has an undisputed reputation for leading the way. We’re proud of our pioneering and innovative spirit, which has enabled us to introduce and spearhead many revolutionary concepts and programs since our inception 40 years ago.

To learn more about Pink Elephant and our full portfolio of training, consulting and special events, visit www.pinkelephant.com.

For Media Inquiries, Contact:

Deana Beltsis
Marketing Department
Pink Elephant
Toll Free: 1-888-273-7465
Email: d.beltsis@pinkelephant.com