Strategy Schwab offers its current and prospective customers a free series of instructor-led courses to educate them on the investing process. The popularity of these live courses is a testimony to the inherent need for training on unfamiliar financial concepts. In 1999, Schwab decided to launch a comprehensive learning center on its Web site to supplement its live training program. By offering both online and branch office investing courses, Schwab makes it possible for people to choose how they learn. With online education, learning takes place when and where people choose.
People enjoy learning in the privacy of their own homes.
Many reasons led Schwab to partner with DigitalThink, including its ability to provide a scalable e-learning solution and to develop training for a consumer audience. The courses they helped Schwab develop are not merely 'textbooks on the Web,' because DigitalThink's technology allows us to take learning to the next level of interactivity. Execution Schwab launched its online Learning Center in December 1999. By early 2001, Schwab had released its tenth investing course and registered more than 100,000 online learners, demonstrating the widespread success of its online courses. Offerings include a variety of introductory and intermediate courses such as Investing Fundamentals, Understanding Stocks, and Investing for Retirement.