Avon: Raising the Bar with Online Education

Article presented by:Jamie PryseJenny DeKorte

History

• This year Avon is celebrating its 120th year anniversary of empowering women around the world

• Since 1886, Avon has offered financial opportunities for women

• The world’s largest personal sales organization

• Grosses $8 billion in annual revenue

Independent Representatives

• Works with 5 million independent representatives around the globe

• Meeting the challenges of a diverse workforce, one solution has been more innovative training

• This training includes a mentor, training materials supplied by Avon, and new online courses

Avon’s Beauty of Knowledge Website

• Provides 19 courses on topics ranging from makeup application to money management

• Offers standardized training

• Now possible to take courses on their own schedules

• In seven months 850,000 courses have been completed

Citations"Welcome to Avon." Avon. 2008. 22 Feb 2008 <http://avon.com/>.

Jones, Tegan. "Avon: Raising the Bar with Online Education." Chief Learning Officer 6.2Feb 2007 46-56. 22 Feb 2008