People are an organisation’s most valuable asset, and business leaders are realising the importance of creating opportunities for their people to learn and grow (personally and professionally).
Developing people has become an important priority for organisations.
Learning and development is changing, and we’re seeing organisations going beyond on-boarding and process training to offering the full sphere of personal development.
The important eLearning trends in 2023:
1. Career and personal development
There’s a shift from mandatory training to meaningful learning that empowers employees to grow within their organisation. Employees should lean into the learning offered by their organisations rather than look elsewhere to uplift themselves.
2. Meet the needs of modern professionals
There is a shift towards seamless, convenient, micro-learning, making it easy for time-sliced employees to learn and grow from within the workplace, from any device.
3. Training is not a luxury but a necessity
In the past, only the privileged few attended tertiary education and gained access to scarce information which they implemented in the workplace. Today, we’re seeing more working professionals becoming lifelong learners as they seek to remain relevant and advance their careers.
4. More loud persisting, less quiet quitting
With high unemployment and struggling economies, we can expect more employees to have a growth mindset. They will be seeking learning opportunities to upskill and thrive in their jobs, and enjoy a sense of belonging to something greater.
5. More learning champions
We are also seeing more learning advocates in the workplace who participate in and encourage others to lean into eLearning programmes on offer. Their constructive feedback will assist L&D teams to progress their eLearning programmes to be more relevant, interesting and employee-centric.
eLearning trends for organisations
Seamless learning
eLearning solutions that integrate HR, learning and talent management in one simple personal development process will be the new normal for organisational learning. This will create an environment in which employees grow and organisations thrive.
Sharing in-house knowledge
Organisations have a wealth of knowledge and experience, most of which exist in a few key employees' heads. More organisations will use eLearning to unlock and share knowledge across their workforce. This will develop skilled, confident and empowered teams ready to take on new challenges and move organisations forward.
Equal learning opportunities
Leaders understand that every individual, no matter their role or rank, should be given the opportunity to reach their potential. They’re seeking eLearning solutions tailored to individuals' strengths, weaknesses, ambitions and roles within the wider organisational goals.
Challenging but simple
Learning involves new and often difficult subjects, but there’s a science to making difficult topics simple, inviting and accessible while achieving learning objectives. New findings in adult learning science, such as Content CapsulesTM, high-impact learning, and multidimensional learning, will be a focus.
Price is not everything
There is a shift away from cost-effective L&D solutions, as rock-bottom prices don’t count for much if you’re not getting the features, functionality, support and results.
More organisations are seeking measurable eLearning solutions that include consultancy, technology, learning strategy, personalisation and content creation that makes a meaningful impact in meeting the organisation’s goals.
A consequence of having the internet and information on hand all the time is that we all have a deep desire to learn and grow. The ruthless truth is that people and organisations are like sharks. If we don't keep moving, we sink to the bottom and die.
* Michael Gullan is the chief executive of G&G Advocacy.
** These views expressed here are not necessarily those of IOL or of title sites.
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