More and more organizations are turning to browser-based software applications to provide and track training and testing of employees and corporate individuals. This model of software provides an easy to use framework for providing and tracking employee training, skills and certifications. It is also easier to configure than legacy type software systems, and due to it's web-based nature, can be accessed anywhere there is a connection to the internet or intranet on which it is stored.

In FDA and ISO environments, companies are required to implement and document employee training to make sure that their personnel know how to perform their duties within company and industry guidelines. Adequate and continuous personnel training is deemed essential in manufacturing safe, reliable, and high-quality products. Corporate training is also a great area to apply this mode of software development and execution.

These software systems help to effectively manage the training process and integrate it with other processes critical to regulatory compliance, such as CAPA (corrective and preventive action), change control, audit, and customer complaints. Better applications feature easy to use development tools for the software buyer. They enable the end user to configure their own training programs without the need for programming skills.

Training programs should be able to include any format of training or testing, from PDF documents to videos, to allow for a variety of educational formats. When researching vendors of training and testing software applications, look for the following features:

• Highly configurable and easy to use test formatting
• Automates the routing and delivery of training tasks
• Automatic grading of online exams
• Provides a secure, centralized, web-based repository for all training-related documents
• Integrates the training process with the rest of the quality system for a holistic approach
• Automatic e-mail notifications to employees and coordinators
• Trainees have access to their training records with a personalized folder that shows past training, due dates, and upcoming training




A great resource for training and testing software information is the training software portal.

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