NEC
to Launch Products Faster with SmartForce e-Learning
Smarforce today announced that it has signed a new,
multi-year agreement to provide a SmartForce learning
solution covering information technology topics to
NEC America.
The learning solution is aimed at driving the development
of new NEC products and accelerating the launch of
those products to the market by efficiently delivering
knowledge to NEC’s engineers.
The
solution, covering topics such as programming, Internet
security, project management, Cisco and Microsoft
training and certifications is supplemented by collaboration
tools, real-time mentoring and a Web community of
more than two million users—all of which is available
from the MySmartForce learning platform.
By
promoting higher levels of skill development and employee
performance through e-Learning, NEC America can shorten
its product development time and bring products to
market faster and at the highest possible quality.
The results should provide additional months of revenue
generating time from each new product the company
introduces, and hence, great potential for revenue
and profit improvement. The learning solution has
the added benefit of helping to increase job satisfaction
by expanding the breadth of training options, which
ultimately will help NEC America retain its most valuable
employees.
“At
NEC, we understand that having the right skills and
knowledge translates into better research, faster
product development and ultimately increased revenue,”
said Wim Wetzel, manager training and education, of
NEC America. “To this end, NEC has made a strong commitment
to creating an organisation dedicated to employee
training and development, and as such, we aim to provide
our people with the best blended learning solutions
possible. We can achieve our goals with SmartForce.”
NEC
America provides communications products and software
for carrier and enterprise networks. The company employs
a core staff of engineers who are responsible for
research and product development. As demand for advanced
telecommunications and network technology grows, NEC
engineers require effective and up-to-date training
in order to stay abreast of technological advances
and to meet market demand. Success in the highly competitive
telecommunications industry depends on the level and
currency of employees’ skills.
Since
launching high technology focused e-Learning opportunities
to its engineering employee audience, 100 engineers
have successfully completed nearly two thousand learning
objects in SmartForce. This is said to be a direct
reflection of NEC America’s commitment to employee
development and maximising the quality of its customer
service and product development.
August
29th, 2002
 
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