Corporate Learning Best Practices

For years learning experts analogize marketing with workplace learning. They chant about how learning practitioners should develop initiatives with a marketing mindset. This is a nice thought, but what's often left out is why you should do it and how.

eCommerce leaders have mastered the art of onboarding new customers. Applying their techniques can help you create an even better learning experience for your employees.

Technology has been commonplace in L&D for decades but in an age in which digital is transforming organisations, and even industries, L&D is falling behind in both its approach to – and adoption – of modern tools...

There are countless learning tools to choose from, but which ones exactly eLearning practitioners opt for? 990 people from 85 countries responded to this and other questions – and the highly valuable survey report that Patti Shank has conducted and composed has all the answers.

This article relates to making a distinction between the HR and L&D functions within an organisation, and recognising that they require different skill sets.

For decades, evaluation, ROI and business impact have been under discussion within L&D. Countless conferences are filled with the what and how of the evaluation of predominantly formal learning (1). However, responses to the question: 'how can we translate the value of (formal) learning to business impact' often remain anxiously silent. That is why it is time to think differently about the value that L&D delivers - beyond the boundaries of formal learning.

Creating a professional development program is a complex process, especially when it involves policies in place to keep people physically and emotionally safe – such as compliance training. Here are some compliance training best practices to keep in mind if you’re interested in developing a spectacular program for your employees.

Effective compliance training is a delicate process, to which taking the pulse of your professional culture is key. In this article, we’ll share some ideas about how you can create a positive compliance culture in your organization, as well as what you can do if your company culture could use a little work.

Every eLearning professional designing a curriculum wants it to have a clear goal tied to a well-articulated business problem, meet the needs of its target audience, and specify the most efficient set of experiences to meet the goal. They also want the tools to achieve all the above; this is what you’ll find in this volume, along with a five-step process and proposed activities that make it a must-read to deliver a results-driven curriculum.

Compliance training strategy isn’t just about the bigger picture. Sometimes, you need to focus in on the basics and assess your corporate learning on a course-by-course level. What should you be looking at? Take a look at our top 6 metrics below.

In this article, I will provide you with 4 examples of how you can provide your employees with training that will have them want to learn, without spending the big bucks.

Find out the best practices you should be following when it comes to onboarding new team members.