how l&d challenges affect the use of training trends

HOW L&D CHALLENGES AFFECT THE USE OF TRAINING

TRENDS

The decision to use any particular training trend should rely on an assessment of a company’s current training e�orts, struggles and opportunities. We asked participants 8 questions about the state of their training and suggested a specific training trend based on their responses. Take a look at what we learned about what challenges and needs training departments have!

19%29%

Great, But Could Always Be Better: 29% | Complex or Complicated: 19% | Boring, Dry: 32% | Nonexistent: 19%

32%

19%

HOW L&D PROFESSIONALSDESCRIBE THEIR COMPANY’S TRAINING

KEY TRAINING OUTCOMES

Occupational Competency: 38%Familiarity with General Concepts and Resources: 22%

Understanding of the Relevance and Context of their Work: 21%Motivation and Engagement: 19%

38%

22% 21% 19%

LENGTH OFEMPLOYEE TRAINING RETENTION

A Few Weeks: 40% | Long Enough to Pass the Assessment: 28%A Few Months: 20% | A Really, Really Long Time : 13%

40%28%

20%13%

LEARNER’S PREFERRED METHOD OF ACCESS TO TRAINING MATERIALS

48%

24%17% 12%

Desktop or Laptop: 48% | Asking Other Team Members: 24%Physical Files or Resources: 17% | Mobile Devices (Phone or Tablet): 12%

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DESIRED TRAINING OUTCOMES

A Blend of Company-Wide and Individual-Specific: 42% Basically the Same for Everyone: 30%

Highly Customized Per Job Title, Level of Experience, or other Factors: 28%

42%

28%30%

CHALLENGES LEARNERS REGULARLY ENCOUNTER IN THEIR WORK

77% 71%

36%

13%

45%

Urgency or Deadlines: 77% | Stress or Pressure: 71%Monotonous or Repetitive work: 45% | Competition: 36% | Other: 13%

WHETHER OR NOT COMPANIES MADE TEAM BUILDING A KEY COMPONENT OF

THEIR TRAINING

Yes: 50% | No: 50%

50% 50%

PARTICIPANTS WISHED THEIR TRAINING WERE MORE...

48%

26%

50%

70%72%

52%

Engaging: 72% | E�ective: 70% | Fun: 52% | Meaningful: 50% Accessible: 48% | Thorough: 26%

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Desktop or Laptop: 48% | Asking Other Team Members: 24%Physical Files or Resources: 17% | Mobile Devices (Phone or Tablet): 12%

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10%18%

31%

17%

TRAINING TRENDS WE RECOMMENDED BASED ON PARTICIPANT RESPONSES:

14%

Personalization: 31% | Social Learning: 18% | Portal Integration: 17%Gamification: 14% | Microlearning: 10% | Video: 9% | Mobile: 1%

While many companies will want to use a combination of trends, we provided a general recommendation of which trend would be the most relevant to each participant’s answers.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO UNCOVER WHICH TREND MAY BE RIGHT FOR YOUR COMPANY’S TRAINING PROGRAM.

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