Corporations face the challenge of not only finding good employees but also keeping them. Surveys show employees want to accept greater challenges on the job by facing greater roles and responsibility in their employers' companies. If they don't, they leave. Competition for excellent candidates is cutthroat and expensive, especially for IT professionals, and is best avoided by keeping who you've got.

Frequent training and upgrading skills increases employee loyalty and productivity while reducing turnover. However, an irony exists when employees are not available to work during their training time. Training and personal development also cost money. This is a sensitive issue in any company under pressure to reduce costs and even employee numbers. Now, a company called TeleClass International offers a practical solution to this corporate dilemma.

TeleClass International delivers educational sessions called "teleclasses." Teleclasses are live, interactive training classes conducted over the telephone through state-of-the-art teleconferencing bridge systems. Participants select from a range of topics from soft skills to more specific technical skills. Examples include getting balance in your life, stress management, and coaching for personal development, and specific business topics, like better networking, improving sales or marketing skills and better web site design.

TeleClass International Co-Director, Michael Losier, believes, "We offer a solution for any corporation looking for savings and convenience. Simultaneously, it is effective and practical, as employees remain on site and take training over time."

Employees don't have to leave the premises from the time they register to taking the teleclass. They receive notes and follow-up via email, fax and telephone. Groups of people from the same company can participating in the same teleclass and receive custom training for their specific department or industry.

Home based businesses rely on the telephone for most of their sales and marketing efforts. Now the telephone is their ally in getting affordable education, consulting and support. A fresh concept, using advanced teleconferencing hardware and software, allows them to meet experts to learn more and ask questions in various areas along with other individual entrepreneurs who face similar issues.

Home based businesses are growing in number as corporations continue to down size, people wish to work longer than traditional retirement age and youth catch the self-employed wave rather than join the 'Rat Race." Being a one-person shop means you are responsible for everything from accounting and marketing to the delivery of the product or service. Small Office Home Office (SOHO) enterprises lack any formal training and administrative systems provided in traditional corporate environments.

TeleClass International addresses this need by delivering educational sessions called "teleclasses" to help SOHO's learn faster, more conveniently and more affordably. Teleclasses are live, interactive training classes conducted over the telephone through state-of-the-art teleconferencing bridge systems. These bridges can connect groups of two or more people up to hundreds at one time over the same telephone lines for conversation. Participants register online at www.TeleClassInternational.com.

Interest in teleclasses has multiplied. Anyone can call from the comfort of their home or office while eliminating travel time and expenses. Examples include getting balance in your life, health issues, and coaching for personal development, and for business people, topics like better networking, improving marketing skills and better web site design.

The New World Economy is comprised of individuals and small virtual teams that come together to provide services. Generally, this is to larger corporations that are part of the outsourcing trend because they wish to focus on their core competencies. This "splintering" of human resources has lead to a greater need for training that serves many people in many different places.

This creates a demand for training on two fronts. First, corporations are looking for economical solutions to outsource their employee training. Second, the individuals and teams of the New World Economy need a resource for their implementation and self-education.

A virtual Internet company, TeleClass International delivers educational sessions called "teleclasses." Teleclasses are live, interactive training classes conducted over the telephone through state-of-the-art teleconferencing bridge systems. During a teleclass you can hear about timely tips, tools, strategies and techniques that can benefit your life and business immediately. Examples include getting balance in your life, health issues, and coaching for personal development, and for business people, topics like better networking, improving marketing skills and better web site design.

TeleClass International Co-Director, Michael Losier, says, "We recognized the need for this kind of service. Corporations and the independent business owners or consultants are looking for distance learning solutions. It has to be convenient and affordable, both in time and money. We believe teleclasses are the answer."

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) face the challenge of not only finding good employees but also keeping them. Surveys show employees want to accept greater challenges on the job by facing greater roles and responsibility in their employers' companies. If they don't, they leave.

To add to an employee's job description requires training and many SME's just don't have a formal training process or the resources, whether it is time, additional staff or funds. In addition, employees are not available during their training time. Now, a company called TeleClass International offers a practical solution to SME's in this common predicament.

TeleClass International delivers educational sessions called "teleclasses." Teleclasses are live, interactive training classes conducted over the telephone through state-of-the-art teleconferencing bridge systems. SME's select from a range of topics from soft skills to more specific technical skills. Examples include getting balance in your life, stress management, and coaching for personal development, and specific business topics, like better networking, improving sales or marketing skills and better web site design.

TeleClass International President, Michael Losier, offers, "We have a solution for any small or medium sized business that is committed to training its staff but lacks assistance. It is convenient and practical from both cost-effectiveness and time perspectives." SME employees don't have to leave the premises from the time they register to taking the teleclass. They receive notes and follow-up via email, fax and telephone. Groups of people from the same company can participating in the same teleclass and receive custom training for their specific business or industry needs

TeleClass International was founded in 1999 by Michael Losier and Rebecca Hanson. It provides live, interactive training classes conducted over the telephone and certification for TeleClass Leaders. This truly virtual company has team members around North America for marketing, accounting and administration. Its office is in Victoria, B.C., Canada.

For a complete listing of upcoming classes visit TeleClass International at: http://www.teleclassinternational.com/