Online resources

Senior managers across the engineering sector are missing easy opportunities to hone their skills, as they fail to make use of the online resources available to them.

Figures published recently show that technological and cultural barriers have hindered widespread uptake of online learning in the sector, despite recognition of the business benefits it brings.

The findings, published by the Chartered Management Institute and Centre for Applied Human Resource Research, confirm that internet access is readily available for the majority of senior managers in the engineering sector.

However, 72 per cent admit they spend 30 minutes or less using company intranets, the internet or e-learning materials to solve any one problem. Only 51 per cent have made use of online management resources in the past year and 13 per cent in the sector have participated in a structured e-learning programme.

The research, outlined in a report called ‘Realising Value from Online Learning’, is based on the views of 998 respondents.  It also includes in-depth interviews with 12 large employers.