"A Practical Guide to Online Learning" is now available for download at www.wbtsystems.com/associationguide.

Dublin - May 12th, 2010 - WBT Systems, a leading provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions, has today announced the availability of a complimentary learning resource, "A Practical Guide to Online Learning", for Associations and Professional Bodies. The guide offers advice on how to plan and implement an e-Learning solution and is based on WBT's experience of implementing successful e-Learning programs with its association customers.

"A Practical Guide to Online Learning is a brief guide that provides helpful information for the various stages of the e-Learning project lifecycle, from planning and system selection to implementation and launch," explained Brendan Noud, Association Consultant at WBT Systems. "It is suitable for associations that are either starting out with e-Learning and would like to build knowledge, or for associations that may have already implemented some online courses and would like to improve their offering," he continued.

WBT's rationale for publishing the guide was simple, "there's a wide range of e-Learning resources available for the corporate market but few address the association market" said Noud. "Experience has taught us that the learning needs and technical requirements of associations are quite different from those of large corporate organizations. In this guide we've taken the most common mistakes made by associations and turned them into sensible tips to help steer associations and professional bodies in the right direction and give them a greater chance of success," he said.

WBT Systems has been providing learning solutions to the market since 1995 and its Learning Management System, TopClass includes many features developed specifically for the association market, including functionality to better manage the learning needs of members & non-members, chapters and affiliates.

"A Practical Guide to Online Learning" is now available for download from the WBT Systems website at www.wbtsystems.com/associationguide. WBT is also offering free monthly webinars that include a demonstration of TopClass Learning Management System. The webinars are 30 minutes in duration and focus on features specific to the needs of associations and professional bodies. To find out more, www.wbtsystems.com/news/events.