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Blended Delivery Strategies for Competency-Based Training

School of Human Resource Education at Louisiana State University

Mary Leah Coco

Division of Workforce Development at Louisiana State University

Janis L. Lowe

Louisiana Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics

Jacqueline V. Dutsch

University of Phoenix, Coastal Environments, Inc.

With employees located across a wide geographical area, the ability of organizations to provide equitable training programs is costly. Travel funds, enabling employees to attend on-site training events, can be severely limited or even nonexistent. Compounding the problem is the simple fact that travel to a central training location frequently results in longer workdays for employees, causing increased compensation expenses to cover the training associated over time. These factors, coupled with the organizational need to provide just-in-time or skill-based training can impose challenges for the human resource development practitioner. Thus, practitioners are turning to blended learning strategies as a way to overcome these obstacles. This solution, however, is not without its problems. This article describes blended learning within the context of learning theories and provides recommendations for best practice.

Key Words: blended learning • competency-based training • skills based training • just in time learning

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				E. F. Holton III, M. L. Coco, J. L. Lowe, and J. V. Dutsch Blended Delivery Strategies for Competency-Based Training Advances in Developing Human Resources, May 1, 2006; 8(2): 210 - 228. [Abstract] [PDF]