Web Based Employee Learning and Development (ELD)

ELD is a tool that can help both organization and employees to reach their target achievements and goals either organization needs or individual needs. Use of this web based is to enhance the knowledge development of employees. Besides, it also plays a role to raising and improving the job performance and the result of productivity of an employee in the company.

There are several advantages of implementing ELD system, which is more cost effective. Although developing an ELD system may requires an amount of budget from the organization, this system can be used for years with only minor updates required. Besides that, the accessibility of the ELD system had further ensured the cost effectiveness of the system. More employees can reach the system within seconds. So, more information with details can be found in the ELD system compared to the manual system. This system has brought a lot of benefits for organization and employees itself due to the self-service system that employees are able to make assessment and development by themselves. Besides, they can enhance their interpersonal development through this system and at the same time improved their computer skills.

There are also has disadvantage of implementing this technology in the organization. Which is, reduce face to face communication among employees and environment in the organization will lack of interaction between employees and managers.  Although questions can be asked through online system, however, the answer given may not be the answer which the employee wants and this may lead to miscommunication and also job, task, or role ambiguities in the organization.

While studying this topic, I understand that with both advantages and disadvantages exist, the ELD system was still favoured by organization. It happened because it is crucial in helping the organization to arrange and witness employee trainings, developments, and achievements. With the ELD system, employees can be armed with knowledge, skill, and ability to face daily tasks. Besides, ELD helps the employees to learn ways to overcome job stressors and maintain their passions at work place with various programs provided.

From my point of view, there is no doubt that ELD system is an effective and efficient system which helps individual employee and organization in preparing the employees with their future work and improve employee’s performance and the organization’s itself.