The importance of a continuous learning culture

HR and L&D teams are currently facing challenges no one could ever have predicted. The tasks feel countless and pressure endless. It’s fair to say that even the most agile of organisations over the past weeks have had to adapt in ways they could never have foreseen.

All business continuity plans have been tested to the nth degree. Never in our lifetimes have we seen not only organisations, but the world forced to operate in such an agile manner.

Our HR and L&D managers have had to respond to situations they never thought they would, and the next challenge is how do they make this current working situation as manageable as they can for their employees and how do they continue to keep them motivated and engaged?

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Posted 07/04/2020

eLearning has a bigger part to play in our working life than ever before

It’s a known fact that work-based learning is vital as the workplace is constantly changing and we all need to keep up.

How can organisations continue to support an employee’s learning and development needs when the way we work today is fundamentally different from how we have ever before?

Remote working throws up an obvious challenge to the traditional classroom-based training methods, you could look to implement virtual classroom courses but are they the best solution?

Today, many employees are trying to juggle work and home life with many having their family in their makeshift office with them.

Having virtual training sessions set up at specified times with several of their work colleagues could be an anxious situation for them.

This is just one of the many reasons why eLearning has such an important part to play today. It gives employees the ability to continue to learn and develop at their own pace and at a time that suits them. It will keep them engaged and motivated to continue to upskill and develop.

Is it too late to introduce eLearning?

There has never been a more pressing need to deliver a continuous learning culture within organisations.

Thanks to Access Learning implementing eLearning is both quick and agile. The UK’s Number 1 LMS comes packed with a large selection of pre-selected industry-leading courses.

All courses are maintained by a digital learning team and their subject matter experts, these will help organisations train and develop their employees no matter where they are. Access Learning can deliver learning content anytime, anywhere and on any device with the free Learning path App.

Make an LMS part of the business continuity plan

Whether organisations currently have an LMS or not, they are recognising that employee learning and development must always be continued when re-evaluating their stop, start, continue strategy.

It’s imperative to offer employees support and structure within the workplace when they need it most.

A successful organisation will be the one that adapts to changes and provides employees with the tools to develop skills and knowledge.

Things to consider for an organisation with an LMS:

Are the courses they offer kept up to date and relevant?
Do they have the soft skills courses to support employee’s wellbeing?
Do they have H&S courses for remote working, can they report on them?

If they don’t already have an LMS now is the time to reflect on their digital resources, have they been stuck in the past rather than embracing new tech? Can they afford to risk being as disengaged from their workforce again?

No one could have imagined the world we are working in today. However, one constant an organisation must never overlook is the importance of investing in their employees and supporting the continuous learning culture.