Learning Implementation Strategy in a Nutshell
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Learning & Development for SMEs - Part 1 of 6 - Make a Difference
ISmall businesses may not have the resources or budget of their larger counterparts for learning and development activities, but that doesn’t mean they should simply ignore it.
The most recent report (2017) from the Federation of Small Businesses indicates that while 91% of small businesses recognise the value of staff training and development, both in terms of increasing the value of an employee’s contribution to the business and in terms of employee retention, just 43% of British SMEs are currently investing in training and development.
Learning & Development for SMEs - Part 2 of 6 - Strategy
In 2019 and beyond, learning and development (L&D) strategies shouldn’t just be implemented by corporations or enterprises alone. Why? Because L&D will be the most innovative department for any organisation for the next decade or so, regardless of its shape or size.
An L&D strategy is a vital tool for organisations to align the corporate training with business objectives.
Learning & Development for SMEs - Part 3 of 6 - Leadership
A business cannot become one in which learning is continuous and part of the business culture without direction and support from the top down
Understand your company needs
Ask yourself a question: Does L&D speak the same language as the business?
Learning & Development for SMEs - Part 4 of 6 - Implementation
Plan, Plan, Plan
Do you know what the organisations main business challenges are? Why not? Is L&D demand driven; unplanned. Always reacting to the next crisis or simply delivering what learners want to attend rather than what the business needs them to attend.
Learning & Development for SMEs - part 5 0f 6 - Resources
Making sure it is learner-centric
The learner should be at the heart of all activities. Every individual should know what path their training is taking, where they are now and where they need to be to achieve their personal and corporate goals. The learning should not have a fixed path, it should be “Branched”; as learners progress at different paces there should be the option of accelerating past sections if the learner can display the required knowledge level.
Learning & Development for SMEs - Part 6 of 6 - Business Impact
Evaluate
The 2015 CIPD learning and development survey highlighted that one in seven organisations do not evaluate the majority of their L&D initiatives – over a third limit their evaluations to the satisfaction of those that take part. One in five assess the transfer of learning into the workplace and a small minority evaluate the wider impact on the business.
The 7 key areas for Running Learning & Development as a Business Enterprise.
I have always thought that L&D is pushed somewhat into a backwater, as it is often considered as a ‘nice to have’, rather than ‘a must have’, which is funny when you think that most companies will say: "Our staff are our greatest asset." What a load of BS!
Sometimes Learning and Development doesn't fit.
I know that I am an L&D professional and this post may seem counter intuitive, but L&D needs to step up and claim its place in the business.
Why do most businesses completely miss the opportunities Learning & Development bring in the modern age?
Why is L&D still not part of the Business Strategy?
This is the ultimate question for L&Ders. Why do most companies still see learning and development as separate to the business?
We’ve all read that we should use the same language and build stronger relationships with the business, but what does that mean?
To know this we need first to look at how L&D is different.
6 forgotten elements of Learning & Developments
I feel I may have missed some Learning & Development posts, blogs or articles, because it seems to me that much of what I have read focuses on learners, content and technology.
Now I know that these are the most exciting areas of learning and development, but hang on a moment, there is still an awful lot of other work that goes on.
I'm going to take some time to shine a light on 6 elements of learning & development that are often forgotten along with the indispensable team members that take care of them. I'm talking about the administrators and the coordinators.
“Les was tasked with developing longer term vision and short term direction of the training strategy to develop the companys dealer network. Many of the processes and programs that came from that work were successfully implemented or are still in daily use with minimal evolution. Les built a good platform to build on.”
PM - UK Learning & Development Manager
