{"id":56454,"date":"2020-08-17T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=articles&p=56454"},"modified":"2020-08-17T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:05:10","slug":"best-practices-for-virtual-bootcamps","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/it-and-technical-training\/best-practices-for-virtual-bootcamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices\u00a0for\u00a0Virtual\u00a0Bootcamps\u00a0"},"author":52,"featured_media":56457,"template":"","tags":[834,4704,4581,72,14338,1078],"class_list":["post-56454","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bootcamps","tag-it-and-technical-training","tag-remote-learning","tag-training-outsourcing","tag-virtual-bootcamps","tag-virtual-instructor-led-training","global_topic_tax-it-and-technical-training","global_topic_tax-learning-services-and-outsourcing","global_topic_tax-remote-learning"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"Jim Zimmermann","author_image":45748,"author_bio":"Jim Zimmermann, a veteran of over 40 years in the information technology (IT) industry, is currently the director of the technology and developer training solution practice at Skillsoft<\/a>. He works with hundreds of companies each year to understand their technology and developer training needs and provides insights on how best to address those needs.","excerpt":"By investing in virtual bootcamps, you can uphold your dedication to supporting employee growth and save your organization money at the same time.","main_content":"The global pandemic has changed how organizations conduct business, including learning. In-person instructor-led bootcamps \u2014 a longtime staple of information technology (IT) training<\/a> \u2014 have come to a complete stop. Fortunately, converting them to a virtual format is proving to be a viable alternative.\r\n\r\nAs the name implies, virtual instructor-led bootcamps<\/a> attempt to bring all the benefits of their in-person, instructor-led training (ILT) to the web. They are structured like the in-person events, in that they are scheduled, are live and enable learners to interact with the instructor or instructors. Already, organizations are finding that these virtual sessions tend to be more cost-effective than in-person ILT bootcamps.\r\n

5 Key Considerations for Converting In-person Bootcamps to a Virtual Experience<\/h2>\r\nCircumstances have inspired many organizations to experiment with new ways to deliver training. There have been many poor or \u201cjust OK\u201d executions, but a few organizations have produced shining examples of how to deliver an effective virtual bootcamp. Here are five lessons you can take away from those examples to help you convert your in-person instructor-led bootcamps to a remarkable virtual experience.\r\n

1. What You Deliver and How You Deliver It May Have to Change<\/h2>\r\nEffective virtual training isn\u2019t putting an instructor in front of a camera to deliver the same instruction he or she would in a classroom. The dynamics are different, requiring changes to both content and delivery.\r\n\r\nFor instance, think about the before, during and after training experiences. Sometimes trainers only focus on the \u201cduring\u201d piece. Remember to ask yourself the following questions:\r\n