Could micro-learning make employees more engaged?
Splitting training into bite-sized chunks, fitted around employee schedules and suited to their own pace, is trending in learning and development, but careful implementation is crucial
Learning & Development 2019
70 per cent of employees say they haven’t mastered the skills they need for their jobs today, so how are businesses tackling their employee training and education? The Learning & Development special report, published in The Times, covers how businesses and employees are approaching skills gaps in the workplace and why it is constantly changing with each generation that enters the workforce. It examines why micro-learning might not increase employee engagement, the demand for soft skills in employees, and giving learning and development an equal part within the corporate structure. Also featured is an infographic exploring the ways learning and development is transforming from employee demand to the boardroom
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Why put learners in charge of their training?
Organisations are increasingly choosing to move away from top-down development frameworks and empower employees by using a more learner-centred approach to workplace learning and development
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Should HR be responsible for learning and development?
Whether learning and development should reside within human resources or alongside as its own empowered business unit remains a contentious issue
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How do you prove the ROI of workplace learning?
Making a business case for investment in learning and development requires a new way of thinking
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