Method and apparatus for managing enterprise employee training systems

摘要

The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for managing an enterprise employee training system. For example, classes can be defined, registered for, delivered, managed, and tracked across a global intra-company network. The system supports management of classes that are given in classrooms, broadcast by satellite, delivered on books or videotapes, given as collaborative web-based classes, or offered as self-paced classes given over a network, by book or by video. The system correctly interfaces with a multi continental workforce that speaks multiple languages, works a varied calendar in multiple time zones, travels between work locations, and has regional training requirements in multiple continents. Tracking of student registration and class participation as well as other processes are used by the system to allow billing and management decisions about employee training to be uniformly propagated throughout the system. The system also provides for system interfaces in multiple continents and in multiple languages. A common user-interface and a single point of maintenance are also features and reduce user training, documentation, and management costs. Thus, the present invention presents a global solution for large companies to manage a global employee-training program by providing a centralized database, automated fault-tolerant notification, and flexible HTML-based user interfaces.