This acronym corresponds to the one of the first stages towards the electronic training, namely the possibility of receiving a course via a computer not connected to a center of resources, like Internet for example. The support of course is generally CD-Rom.

This term indicates the follow-up (or alignment) behaviors and results of learning. It includes/understands the follow-up of the modules carried out, time spent, the number of times where learning a tutor solicited, results with the tests… Within the framework of a tutored solution, this course could be personalized according to the progress of learning.