While lawyers can spend careers squabbling over the definition of sexual harassment, the vast majority of workplace incidents are clear cut. Supervisors do not need to enroll in an employment law class in a law school to understand what is inappropriate in the workplace. Supervisors, however, must be trained to identify sexual harassment and initiate corrective measures. They must become sensitive to the issue of sexual harassment and not engage in unwelcome acts of a sexual nature. An increasing number of organizations are moving towards computer-based training.
Many educational theorists believe computer-based training results in a higher learning curve.
This type of training is usually more cost effective. Further, this type of training can be easily recorded allowing organizations to prove that training was completed, if training should become an issue in future sexual harassment litigation. Some organizations use computer-based training in conjunction with live training. Some employers seek to test supervisors' knowledge about sexual harassment following training and record those results. Since those results will likely be discoverable in a lawsuit, such evidence could be problematic.