Interestingly, I was only asked yesterday to provide a HACCP implementaton program over say 8 to 10 months (inclusive of all training) for a company that would need me to travel a flight journey of about 3 hours.
Obviously, the distance itself does not provide me the privilege of seeing my potential client as readily as I would want to be. Therefore, breaking down the implementation format into "digestable" modules is important. (The same goes to all external and internal training and implementation programs, anyway)....so there is really no difference here except for lack of "real communicable" contact.
In this case, I have to take the e-Haccp platform which would incorporate webcam (active) and email contacts (passive). Non-interactive formats used would be Powerpoint and Words. Training materials in adobe or words. With all of the above, initial implementation requires travel to obtain core information. After that, its all about interactive communication until validations and verifications are in order for "on-site" confirmation again.
For those who have branches and offices in other countries or states, you may want to consider this as a cost-saving approach not only in your implementation but probably establish you own e-training systems. But it does have its limitations for internal applications, however, if managed right, you would achieve integrated and consistent policy implementation and also serve as an internal verification tool as well.
Regards
Charles Chew