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6 Must-have LMS compliance features for building accessible e-learning courses

Accessible e-learning is essential for organizations that prioritize inclusion as a core value. Many companies around the world have a diversified workforce, often including employees who need complia...

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Why personalized training is vital in today’s neurodiverse workforce

A new study into workers found that more than a third (38%) of 16- to 24-year-olds identify with neurodivergent conditions such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. At the same time, the findings suggest cu...

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10 Learning and development trends shaping the 2024 training landscape

The "new normal" has already set in, and organizations are facing challenges we've known about for a while, such as managing a remote workforce. Other struggles, like the battle for top talent, have r...

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How to create personalized learning paths based on skill-building goals

This article was originally published in eLearning Industry on August 2, 2022. Today’s workforce is as diverse and dispersed as ever. Employees of four generations work in offices, from home, or on th...

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3 Key aspects of effective microlearning: How to do more with less

Change is the name of the game these days in business. Just consider your professional resolutions at the beginning of January this year. Things went fine for a while, business as usual, as people say...

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What you need to know about right-skilling employees

Back in 2017, a study by McKinsey & Company said that by 2030 as many as 375 million workers around the world would have to learn new skills because of automation. As this study was conducted before t...

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Things to consider when designing training to upskill remote workers

A version of this post was origianlly published on February 13, 2019 in TrainingZone. With geographical distance becoming more of an inconvenience rather than an insurmountable obstacle, companies eve...

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8 Modern learning platform features to look out for

This article was originally published in eLearning Industry on August 9, 2022. Choosing a skill development tool isn’t easy. A training platform should tick all the usual boxes, such as course creatio...

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Exploring 5 types of asynchronous training

The current pandemic has shaken up many systems society thought were in place, starting with the obvious — the healthcare system, the education system, the transportation system — and all the way to h...

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Enabling learner autonomy in the workplace for long-term success

In 2021, the average training budget for large companies was $17.3 million, while midsize companies spent $1.3 million. When organizations are looking for cost optimization, it's important to ensure t...

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How to empower new hires with modern learning and development tools

Training and onboarding are critical steps for companies that want to succeed in a booming knowledge economy. But first, leaders must reframe the mindset behind traditional onboarding and human resour...

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Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week: Embracing “skills for life” at every level

As the UK gears up for National Apprenticeship Week, it's time to highlight an important philosophy that should be integral to every organization's values: "Skills for life." “Skills for life” embodie...

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The 7 principles of fierce conversations every leader should know

This post has been updated on February 2, 2024. Being a good communicator helps a lot in any job. It also helps a lot in life. Yet reality shows that the majority of us are not naturally great at it –...

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How much does non-compliance really cost?

In the past year alone, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and other Wall Street trading firms have paid out a combined $549 million in fines to federal regulators because employees were using personal devi...

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Fluid learning: 8 steps to designing modern training for water operators

Schedule a demo below Are you grappling with the challenge of training water distribution operators, wastewater collection operators, wastewater treatment operators, water treatment operators, and mor...

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How to improve your programs with 6 best employee training tools

As an HR or training leader, frustration from a lack of positive results in employee training programs is all too common. If you’re exhausted from trying outdated training methods that don't cut it fo...