Jobson Optical Group's Story

Jobson Optical Group, located in New York City, New York, integrates print, web, research, data licensing and custom publishing solutions to meet the complete needs of every facet of the eye care industry. The Optical Group reaches the global optical market comprised of opticians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, technicians, wholesalers, laboratories, manufacturers and retailers 

Challenge

A client of Jobson’s with high employee turnover (>40% annually) sought a training solution to improve on boarding.

Jobson Optical Group had no prior experience with Learning Management Systems and was looking for a robust and affordable solution with strong vendor support. They also wanted a solution that could provide branded portals for each of their partners.

Results

The project has proven successful. Jobson’s partners have been “very pleased with the rate of completion, number of hours, and number of active learners using their value added product training” according to Priore. In the first six months, the total active learner count went from 200 to nearly 3,000. 

Jobson is now working with other industry partners to build upon the success of the initial project and projects up to 8,000 learners in 2017. The may utilize the integrated gamification features as well.