Many people cannot be away from their jobs for long periods. Please remember these are generalizations and may not apply to you. Employers who cannot be without key people for long tend to send them to hands-off courses but allow them to practice on company time during the lulls between crises. ALC's comprehensive course materials makes this particularly effective. For companies and organizations where training budgets always seem to be less than adequate, hands-off courses are the better value.
Companies can train more of their people on a greater number of subjects.
It's important that company management recognize the need to allow their people to practice what they've learned after the course. People with technical skills and experience who are accustomed to solving technical problems find the faster pace of hands-off courses the better approach. People who will be users of technology and products and are not expected to understand the underlying technical details tend to prefer hands-on training. People who will be administrators and need to understand how to use administration tools without having to know the underlying technical details tend to prefer a hands-on format. Our Linux and Open Source Software courses present a unique opportunity for employers and employees.