5 Benefits of On-Site Developer Training

A great software development manager understands that investing in the continued education and skills of your programmers is the key to long term success. The format that education comes in, however, is varied and could be everything from on-site training, a public class or conference, self-guided training, online training programs and more. Which is the best option for your team is of developers? How do you ensure that everyone gets the same training at the same time (factoring in existing project schedules of course) and still fits into your budget? On-site developer training might be the answer to all your needs.

Here are five benefits to hosting your developer training programs on-site:

A live instructor: Books are a great resource and on-demand online training solutions can be done on any time schedule, but nothing can replace having an expert in their field sit down with your team and deliver a training course that is relevant to your team's experience, current projects, and future learning goals. Live instructors can adjust the training as needed to fit your team to make sure everyone gets exactly what they need from the program.

Hands-on learning: A good instructor know that 8 hours of lecture is not the way to teach a group of developers. These guys like to get their hands dirty and like to learn by doing. With on-site training your team gets to put the new knowledge they are learning into play in the system/program as they learn it, making it much easier to remember another day.

Dedicated: If you did decide to send your team to a public class, chances are there will be a large group of people with varied backgrounds, all asking different questions, and there just isn't enough time to address everyone's personal needs. What if your developers are looking for advanced skills but the majority of the room is full of beginners? Are they really getting anything for their time? That's why having an instructor come on-site to your organization, focused on delivered a course that is strictly dedicated to your team, is the most effective training solution.

Economical: While your team would love to fly out to Hawaii or New York City for a week full of learning (and playing!) for most companies that's just not practical anymore. Budgets are shrinking and costs are rising. It’s much more cost effective to pay for one instructor to come to you than to send 5 developers to them. Plus, your team gets the added benefit of being in their comfort zone while learning. They can put their new knowledge to work that very day if need be.

Your team is in the office: Imagine this, it’s a Tuesday afternoon and your entire team (finally everyone’s schedule coordinated) is at a training course half an hour away. Without warning your server goes down. Your business can't afford to wait for this problem to be addressed.

With an on-site developer training course your team is still in the office and ready to go to work if need be.

These are only five benefits to having an on-site software developer training course. It may not be the best option for every business, but it’s definitely worth considering!

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DevelopIntelligence (http://www.developintelligence.com) delivers highly-customized, role-based, project-centric technical training to software development teams in the US and abroad. DevelopIntelligence offers a wide range of courses including Java Training, Open Source Training, Web Development Training, and Software Engineering Training. Course curricula is based on the goals of each client's mission-critical projects which ensures that learning is 100% relevant and can be applied immediately.