Risk
Please could anyone provide any material to supplement a risk awareness workshop. As this tends to be a dry subject I would like to inject some fun into the sessions. Any ideas would be gratefully recieved. Please could anyone provide any material to supplement a risk awareness workshop. As this tends to be a dry […]
The case for and against: is Skype coaching valuable?
There are plenty of contentious issues in HR and the workplace, and we think it’s important to get a balanced discussion going on some of the bigger questions out there. In this series, we’ll be asking HR experts and practitioners to give us opposing viewpoints on a key issue, and we welcome your input too! If […]
10 reasons to use video in L&D
Everyone loves video, but does it help learning stick? Martin Baker looks at the research into its effectiveness. Our love affair with video it seems knows no bounds – YouTube statistics are jaw-dropping, with more than a billion users and hundreds of millions of hours of videos watched every day. Video is great at sharing […]
Trainers – Who needs them?
Increasingly businesses are wanting to put their learning on line. Turn it into an ‘app’. Make it accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world. This (they argue) will mean more people are learning more of the time. Accessibility and flexibility is key. Yes… …and no. How many of you have fitness DVDs/games at home? What […]
Behaviour or Beliefs? What’s our Role?
When I began my career in Learning and Development, I remember being told that our role was about changing behaviours, not beliefs. The thinking in those days was that beliefs were too fixed and difficult to influence but that if you taught people a new behaviour, the effectiveness of that new behaviour would eventually influence […]
Line managers not always key to learning transfer
New research: Management professional Jane Brockliss’ ground-breaking research that is behind her Doctor of Education success at University of Derby, reveals some surprising new information about the individuals that unlock successful implementation of learning into day-to-day working practices. Co-creator and Director of Derbyshire leadership development firm Awbery, Jane devised and undertook the ‘Learning translation – A […]
Training for leadership
In March 2016 I posted an article on TrainingZone entitled “Leadership is a journey.” It was based on the John Donahoe quote “Leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a process, not an outcome.” In this article I’m going to return to that theme, looking at […]
Purpose of a Training Completion Certificate?
Hi Guys, I am trying to figure out what is the modern day value/purpose to issuers and receivers of a Training Completion/Attendance certificate. In both a company-internal context and also externally, where the training is not part of a state- or country- recognized certification scheme. Many organisations even today still issue training certificates for the most […]
Accessibility
I'm looking for training for my L&D team on how to design training materials that meet accessibility requirements and standards. We are working towards blended learning as part of our overall L&D strategy but I'm aware we need to have other formats available. Can you recommend anyone or share your own approaches? I'm looking for training […]
Training Should Trump Tech for Employee Learning
It is becoming increasingly easy these days to get swept up in each new wave of business tools and technology. With each passing year, it seems that we are introduced to the latest buzz-inducing tech trend that is being touted to transform your business. And while in many cases this is true—and new innovation should […]
The dictatorship of L&D is gone. What’s next for learning?
As the modern workforce moves increasingly towards an “anytime, anywhere” approach due to the rapid development of technology and rise of globalisation, organisations have had to adjust working practices. Capita’s 2016 research, 'L&D: Agent of change for the ‘anytime, anywhere’ workforce', revealed that 70% of respondents (made up of senior HR and L&D managers) believe […]
2017 – The year of the Next Generation
What’s it going to take to lead in 2017? Will Brexit and the change in US President bring fire fighting to the fore or will all those foretellers of doom and gloom be proved wrong once again as 2017 turns out to be a year of unprecedented growth? No I’m not a fortune teller either […]
Training? It’s time to get social
Man is by nature a social animal. Don’t take my word for it: that’s the conclusion of the Greek philosopher Aristotle and despite the advances in human knowledge since his time I doubt that our basic instincts have changed much. But what does being a social animal really mean? Quite simply, it means that we […]
What does training look like in a post-truth world?
Robin Hoyle is a writer, trainer and consultant. He is the author of Complete Training: from recruitment to retirement and Informal Learning in Organizations; how to create a continuous learning culture both published by Kogan Page. So. It’s official. Post-Truth is a thing. The Oxford Dictionary made Post-Truth its (compound) word of the year recently. After Brexit and President-elect Trump we have […]
Learning futures: our brave new world of learning
We are living and working in a technologically connected, digital and globalised world. Yet it often feels as if the world of education has not caught up with this reality. Education and learning is still being delivered in a very traditional mode, especially when we look at universities and how young people access and receive […]
Learning Technology Research Project 2016
What's it all about? http://www.ltrproject.com/ These days, it seems that we have the world at our fingertips – and mobile is at the forefront of the very latest learning technologies. Now the Learning Technology Research Project 2016 is giving you the chance to be part of what we hope will be the year's biggest community research […]
Evaluating a Training Program Like Kirkpatrick
Are you aware of the success of your training programs? Professor Donald Kirkpatrick asked this question in 1954 and developed four levels of training evaluation to answer it. They are more relevant than ever, now that they have been updated. How would you evaluate your training program based on these levels? Level 1: Reaction According to […]
Age is no barrier any more – that must be reflected in L&D
Robin Hoyle is a writer, trainer and consultant. He is the author of Complete Training: from recruitment to retirement and Informal Learning in Organizations; how to create a continuous learning culture both published by Kogan Page. Robin will be chairing the World of Learning Conference at the NEC on 19th and 20th October, 2016. Last week saw a performance of Anniversary at […]
Don’t undervalue learning paths in training
If you're involved the corporate world, you are familiar with all the personal development and training required to stay relevant and progress up the ladder. For a long time, corporate training looked like a classroom. It involved books, worksheets, maybe a powerpoint or two, and a teacher or trainer front and center. Many companies are […]
How do you raise the bar with your online training/eLearning especially when it is text-heavy and boring?
The less is more in eLearning. In one of my recent projects, the client provided 100-slide PPT as training material to create online induction and onboarding training for new hires. My focus was to exclude the irrelevant content and compel the learners to explore the content. I’ve used an interactive roadmap, videos and graphics to […]
