CAPABILITY/FEATURE
MARCOM
(Company)
(Company)
•Runs on Videos for Windows?
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Doesn't need MPEG cards costing $2-300 per computer?
YES
•Runs on MPEG?
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Can be used if your computer has an MPEG card?
YES
•Courses Easy to Install?
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For Safety/Training people, not "computer experts"?
Point & click, mouse and menu install.
•Easy for Employees to Use?
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Don't need to be "computer literate"?
All Course functions are "point & click".
•Has Closed Captioning?
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Meets ADA requirements; Helps foreign language
employees?
YES
•Complete Yet Concise Information
Content?
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Provides efficient, effective training?
YES
•Information Organized in Digestible
Segments?
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Increases learning efficiency and retention?
7-10 segments
per Course
•Linear, "Building Block" Informational
Structure?
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Provides efficient, effective training.
YES
•"Gaming/Situational" Information
Structure?
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Can result in very long Courses; Can distract employees from
the learning process.
NO
•Uses "Targeted" Remediation?
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Remediation focuses on only the information needed to answer
a specific Quiz/Test questions; Results in higher retention,
less time to take Courses.
YES
•Uses "General" Remediation?
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Remediation is not focused; Results are inefficient, more
time needed to take Courses.
NO
•Testing & Remediation Occurs Throughout the
Course?
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Increased learning efficiency and retention.
Occurs in each
Course Segment.
•Includes Options for Both Pre and Post
Tests?
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Can "Test Out" experienced employees, document increased
learning?
YES
•Has "Bookmarking" Capabilities?
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Employees can interrupt training and restart where they
stopped; Saves employee time/cost?
YES
•Length of Courses?
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Cost of employees' time taking Courses?
30-40 minutes
•Includes a Comprehensive, Easy to Use, Training
Management System?
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Records/tracks employee data and performance information;
Provide at no additional cost?
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For Safety Trainers, not "computer experts"?
YES
Most functions are "point & click".
•Training Management System East to Get Up and
Running?
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For Safety/Training people, not "computer experts"?
8 keystrokes get you up and running.
•Has "Password" Security?
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Keeps employees out of Training Management System?
YES
•Includes Comprehensive Documentation?
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Has on-line "Help" system, printed Trainers & Users
Guides?
YES
•Courses Are Easily Customizable?
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Can add company and site specific information?
YES
multiple levels
•Data Can Be Imported Into the
Database?
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Can "mass load" employee information?
YES
•Data Can Be Exported Out Of the
Database?
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Can merge employee and performance data with existing
Personnel Databases?
YES
•"Authoring System" Available?
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Can modify existing Courses in any way; Create new
Courses?
YES
($1,495).
•Can Courses Be Networked?
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LAN, WAN; "Administrative" (data only) option available?
Yes
2 Administrative
Options
•Number of Safety & Regulatory
Compliance Courses Available?
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Are needed topics covered?
65+
•Number of Other Courses Available on the Same
"Software Platform"?
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Avoid incompatibility issues; Select from large variety of
Courses?
300+ Courses available; from 20+ publishers.
•Large Installed Customer Base?
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Proven capabilities and support?
300+ customers; 500+ locations.
•Multi-level Technical Support Available?
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Will help be there when you need it?
Both local and national support.
•Cost of Courses
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Single Courses; Quantity discounts?
$495 for a single Course; Attractive quantity discounts.