Corporate eLearning

There are a few time-proven ways to maximize knowledge retention for employee training. Here are 3 of the them.

When an eLearning professional encounters the word “methodology”, they are likely to think of ADDIE, or maybe SAM. However, today you’re in for a surprise, for I’m not talking about a course authoring methodology. Instead, I’d like to tell you about a knowledge management methodology called KCS, which stands for “Knowledge Centered Support”.

Is your organization experiencing performance or productivity issues? Perhaps your compliance requirements are not being met. Or maybe your training catalogue has “leaky boat syndrome,” whereby additions are made to plug knowledge holes. However, what you really need to do is stop the water seeping in and give it an overhaul! If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your organization could benefit from a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). A Training Needs Analysis is a structured process for identifying gaps in employee training and related training needs, usually performed by experienced learning and development consultants.

Is your training evaluation guided by what matters, or by what's easy to measure? In this article, you'll learn about some of the shortcomings of typical training evaluation forms and learn mistakes to avoid.

It is important to have in mind that 80% of acquired knowledge fades away if it is not applied in practice, which means there is a real risk of wasting 80% of learning and training expenses. Is there a way to ensure that the solution is the use of business simulations?

This article is an interview with Marina Portabella, training responsible of 3D printing courses.

Although many companies have strict policies against re-hiring employees who left, a growing number of employers are expressing a change of heart and letting these workers, boomerang employees, back into the fold.

Unfortunately, a vast majority of employees dread online training. You may even catch the occasional eye roll, sigh, or look of utter terror when corporate learners find out that an online training session is on the horizon. The good news is that there are ways to remedy the most common 7 online training complaints, which you'll soon discover in this article.

The first step in conducting a successful task analysis is identifying the skills and steps involved in every single process related to employees performance. In this article, I will discuss the 6 benefits of conducting an in depth task analysis before designing your online training program.

Do you have a small training team? Is that team comprised of former Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) without adult learning background? How can you get them to apply adult learning concepts without having any formal education in the subject? Knowledge, Context and Application (KCA) is a simplified training strategy for Learning and Development that helps develop Subject Matter Experts into effective trainers.

What skills do your employees really use on a daily basis? What abilities are they lacking, and where do their strengths lie? In this article, I will share 6 tips on how to successfully conduct a skills assessment that can benefit both your corporate learners and your organization.

Have you ever started a new job and felt like you were just thrown into the deep end to either sink or swim? If so, you aren’t alone. Here, we’ll take a look at the problems facing those in the process of acclimating, before examining one of the best ways to help these newcomers: Balancing mentorship and eLearning.