Best Online WHMIS Training?

If you’ve done an internet search for best online WHMIS training, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a TONNE of providers who offer WHMIS training for companies looking to train their staff, as well as individual learners wishing to get WHMIS certified.

For someone looking to take WHMIS training online, or companies wanting to provide WHMIS training to their workers, deciding on which provider to use might seem impossible.

What Makes the Best Online WHMIS Training?

Ok, so what makes the best online WHMIS training anyways? Knowing exactly what to look for can help you in finding an answer to this question and deciding on which provider to use.

Here are some important things that need to be considered when looking for an online WHMIS training provider.

Compliant

Any online WHMIS training worthy of your consideration MUST be compliant and will contain important information required by legislation. There should be no exceptions to this. Taking current and up-to-date WHMIS training will ensure that workers have the information they need to be safe and that employers are meeting their legislative obligations.

Today, compliant training will include information from both the old WHMIS 1988 system, as well as the new GHS-aligned WHMIS 2015 system. The reason for this is due to the high probability that workers will encounter elements from both systems throughout the transition period, which is scheduled to conclude on December 1, 2018.

Effective / Efficient

Online WHMIS training needs to be effective and efficient. Simply put, learners should be able to learn the required content and demonstrate their competence in a reasonable amount of time. Training should not be drawn out and longer than necessary.

The best online WHMIS training courses contain a good amount of interactivity, resulting in re-enforced learning and improvements in knowledge retention. They give learners the ability to make decisions and see or experience the consequences of their decisions immediately with some type of feedback.  They also implement some type of knowledge assessment such as quizzes or a final exam. This ensures that the learner has retained the necessary knowledge required to be safe, and also provides the necessary due diligence for employers.

Modern

If you’ve ever watched safety videos from the 70’s and 80’s, you’ll no doubt remember the gory dramatizations they included that were intended to impact workers and really get them thinking about safety. While they may have been extremely entertaining, it’s safe to say that they failed to accomplish their goal. In fact, they most likely had negative effects including the trivialization of safety, which is the exact opposite effect that we’re looking for.

Learners are much more responsive to training that is modern and relevant to current times. Whatever online WHMIS training you decide on taking yourself, or providing to your workers, should be modern and have been updated recently.

In addition to modern content, the way in which the training can be taken should not be outdated. This means that great online WHMIS training will be accessible on mobile devices, multiple platforms, and systems.

High Production Value

Have you ever tried watching a YouTube video with poor audio? It’s nearly impossible, right?

It’s challenging enough to consistently maintain a learner’s attention with safety and compliance training. Sub-standard production quality in the form of grainy photos, blurry video, and terrible audio will completely ruin a workers training experience. The best online WHMIS training will be intuitive, visually pleasing, have extremely high audio quality, and overall have very high production value.

Value

While the price of online WHMIS training is definitely a factor to be considered when looking to purchase training for yourself or your workers, VALUE is usually a much more powerful determining factor.

What exactly are you getting for your money?

If you’re an individual learner looking to get WHMIS certified, there are several things that will increase the value of your purchase. For instance, does the purchase include a certificate and a wallet card? If so, are you able to access and reprint the documents one year after you completed the training? Do you get a digital badge after you complete the course? Are exam retakes free or do you have to pay an additional fee? These are all things to be considered that can significantly increase the value of your purchase.

Employers wishing to train their workers should also consider factors that increase the value of their investment. For example, how easy is it to facilitate and track the training? If you save several hours a week in administration, the value of the investment skyrockets. Do you get additional tools to help you facilitate workplace specific training? This will also increase the value of your investment significantly.

Again, while pricing is important and should definitely be reasonable and affordable, the value of the online WHMIS training you’re considering should be examined closely before making a buying decision.

Satisfaction Guarantee

The best online WHMIS training will come with some type of satisfaction guarantee.

Some of the most popular types of satisfaction guarantees are risk-free, money back guarantees. The best online training providers are not afraid to offer this type of guarantee because they are confident in the products that they provide and have little to zero return rates.

So Who Has the Best Online WHMIS Training?

Great question!

Defining “best” can be difficult. Individual learners and employers have different needs and preferences. This means that what’s “best” for one, is not necessarily “best” for another.

While we are extremely confident that we provide a very affordable, high-value, online WHMIS training solution, we encourage you to do your research and figure out what’s best for you. With that being said, we’re also extremely confident that once you do your research, you’ll choose Eversafe 🙂