Using this example as a case study, Tim Larsen will demonstrate how to turn barriers into bridges. Tim Larsen is the senior international marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. He has the responsibility to assist Colorado companies in developing world-wide markets for food and agricultural products grown and processed in Colorado. Major projects in the past five years have included leading a national initiative to promote U.S. Organic Products in Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom, organizing Japanese promotions for selling food for the food service industry in Japan, and breedstock and food products to Mexico. In today's marketplace agribusiness companies must view employee training and learning as a competitive weapon rather than an annoying cost factor.
Business success depends more and more on high-quality employee performance.
Successful companies understand that enhancing employee skills is critical to creating a sustainable competitive advantage. Internet based distance learning, e-Learning, can provide supplemental training and education opportunities for companies to stay abreast of the rapidly changing need for employee knowledge.