99% favour classroom learning  To deliver best value to the
business IT managers must keep staff skills up to date with
regular training. Roisin Woolnough looks at the options  The
good news for IT directors looking at training possibilities is
that there is so much choice these days. The bad news is that
this can make it harder to decide what training method should be
used. Do you go for traditional classroom-based training where
an instructor guides students through what they need to know, or
would it be more appropriate to deploy an e-learning solution so
students can learn when, and in a way, that is most convenient
for them?  As always, there is no one simple answer. What
companies and training organisations are realising is that the
best solution is often a combination of delivery methods
tailored to the company's requirements. "If I were to take one
message to the world about modern training, it is that you
should have a variety of methods," says Mark Frank, e-business
principal for learning at IBM. "W