Why Pre-Written Courseware Is a Smart Investment for Trainers and Organizations

Pre-written courseware refers to material that has been created in advance, typically by an expert or team of experts, and is ready to be used in a face-to-face or online learning context. This material can include workbooks, trainer guides, videos, quizzes, and other resources that are designed to help participants learn.

Pre-written courseware can be a useful resource for corporate trainers and organizations, as it can save them time and effort in creating their own materials, and can provide a consistent, high-quality learning experience for participants.

 Pre-written courseware has several benefits.

(1) Timesaving: Pre-written courseware can save corporate trainers and organizations time by providing ready-to-go corporate training materials. As they can be purchased, re-branded and delivered, they often save substantial time in course design.

In fact, a study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity found that organizations that use

pre-written courseware can save up to 50% of the time required to develop similar custom-made courses

Pre-written courseware can save corporate trainers time. Image source — Pexels.

(2) Cost-effective: Pre-written courseware can be less expensive than developing a course from scratch. For example, it might take 6.5-hours of time to fully design and develop a short course in time management. At a rate of $200/hour this equates to $1,300 of design and development time in total for a professional trainer. However, a pre-written course can be purchased for much less, typically $300 to $600.

According to a report by the eLearning Industry,

the average cost of pre-written courseware is 60% less than the cost of custom-made course materials.

(3) Ease of use: pre-written courseware is easy to use, even for educators with limited experience on a particular topic. That is because the course designer, has created supporting materials like trainer notes for the corporate trainer or organisation.

(4) Quality of the material: It is written by experts with vast knowledge on the subject. In addition to good quality course notes, the activities are often helpful for reinforcing the learning.

(5) Flexibility: Pre-written courseware can be easily modified and updated to reflect changes in the industry, making it a flexible solution for organizations and corporate trainers that need to quickly respond to changes in their field.

A report by the American Society for Training and Development found that pre-written courseware is a flexible solution for organizations, with

80% of surveyed organizations reporting that they have modified pre-written courseware to fit their specific needs.

Pre-written courseware is great for live virtual training. Image source — Unsplash.

(6) Consistency: Pre-written courseware ensures that everyone gets the same messages, content, and activities in the same order. This can be especially beneficial in large face-to-face workshops or online courses, as it keeps everyone on the same page.

A survey by the Association for Talent Development found that:

91% of organizations that use pre-written courseware reported improved consistency in training content.

With so many benefits, it’s easy to see why pre-written courseware have become so popular! Explore the pre-written courseware for trainers, L&D, and HR professionals at Just Ninety.

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