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Discover the Right Safety Training Format for You.

Industrial Certified Training includes a variety of convenient ways to access it: in-person (including at your workplace), live virtual, and self-guided online. Read below to find the right solution to fit you and your organization’s training needs.

	Online Training	Live Virtual Training	In-Person Training
Type	Asynchronous, self-paced	Synchronous, live interaction with instructor and classmates	Synchronous, live interaction with instructor and classmates
Connection	Internet, can use mobile device to work offline with the app	Internet, attend via online meeting platform	N/A
Number of students	Unlimited	Limited (ideally <25 per instructor)	Limited (ideally <25 per instructor)
Features	Self-guided lesson modules, expert video content, virtual libraries, interactive exercises	Expert instruction, multimedia content and interactions optimized for online meeting platforms	Expert instruction, multimedia content and interactions optimized for classroom setting
Access to code or standard	Not included	Included	Included
Certificate of Completion/ Continuing Education Units	Awarded upon passing the online assessment and completing the course evaluation	Awarded upon passing the online assessment and completing the course evaluation	Awarded upon passing the online assessment and completing the course evaluation
Pros	Flexibility, available anytime, repeat any lesson Shorter in duration (covers the same content, minus time spent in class interactions) More cost effective for large group of people	Live interaction with expert instructor Networking with other students	Live interaction with expert instructor Networking with other students
Drawbacks	Lack of live interaction with expert instructor Lack of connection with other students	Availability limited to schedule, cannot replay lesson Longer duration Less cost effective for large group of people	Availability limited to schedule, cannot replay lesson Longer duration Less cost effective for large group of people
Ideal for	Students that can effectively learn on their own and require flexibility to learn at their own pace and time and are comfortable with online learning Organizations looking to build competencies of a large team within a shorter period of time	Students who learn better by interacting with instructors and other students, and are comfortable with online meeting platforms, or cannot travel Organizations that have the bandwidth to set aside dedicated time for learning for a group of people (from different locations)	Students who learn better by interacting with instructors and other students and can get to the location of the class Organizations that have the bandwidth to set aside dedicated time for learning for a group of people from the same location (or willing to invest in travel expenses)