Singapore, 21 October 2002

The advantages of e-Learning

These days, everyone's leading busy lifestyles that demand a lot of attention and precious time. The good news is, there's e-learning for those who's looking for a good way to further their education. Many users of e-learning have conveyed the various reasons why e-learning works for them. Here are some of them:

  • Require no or little commuting which saves time and money. Less time in car means less gas burned and less car maintenance.
  • Allow you to complete course work when it is convenient for you. Do work where and when you want to.
  • Taken from home means savings in child car costs.
  • Are learner centred. Pacing, sequencing, style of the learning experience are left up to you.
  • Offer easy access to learning resources. The teacher, other students, library are only a click away.
  • Allow learners to access enrichment content of personal interest.
  • Lead to an advanced degree that will result in increased career salaries.
  • Directly address physical accessibility issues such as access to buildings, sitting in uncomfortable chairs.
  • Are great equalizers. You will work with fellow class members without regard for appearance, race, sex, ethnicity, or other common prejudices.
  • Allows a broader perspective by interacting with people from other parts of the world.
  • Will teach you project management along with distance collaboration skills. These skills will help you work on virtual teams on your jobs.

About Informatics Group

The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing training and educational services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising program and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 450 centres spanning 42 countries.

The company presently offers five franchise products: Informatics Computer School, Thames Business School, CAL Computer Training Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre and RACC. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com.

About PurpleTrain.com

PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services. By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 1000 online courses are available, offering PhDs, masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Its e-community now stands at over 55,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

For more information, please contact :

Andrew Yap
Communications & PR Manager
PurpleTrain.com
Email : pr@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
                www.informaticsgroup.com

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