Learning & Training

Behind every impactful learning experience, there is an instructional designer and the instructional design software they use. Regardless of your experience level as an instructional designer, you need one of these solutions to simplify your job, gain more control, and design effective learning experiences for your audience. These tools enable you to plan, design, create,...

Improper training can cost your business millions of dollars per year per 1,000 employees! Let that sink in to understand why training evaluations are necessary. Evaluations act as a checkpoint to measure and analyze whether employee training programs achieve the intended objectives. In other words, they assess what’s working and what’s not so that you...

Do you ever wonder what this whole orientation vs onboarding talk is all about? Aren’t they the same thing? Well, many people still use the two terms interchangeably and loosely refer to them as the same. But technically, there is a difference between onboarding and orientation. While they complement each other in introducing new hires...

An employee training evaluation survey or employee training feedback survey is an effective tool to improve the quality of a training program to ensure that it’s effective and engaging. It consists of post training survey questions and is shared with the learners at the end of a training program. It helps to gauge training effectiveness...

With the inception of e-learning and the rise of specialized online learning platforms, it has become easier for instructors to create courses. Most importantly, it has allowed learners to access learning materials anytime, anywhere. The best online learning platforms have all the tools and services essential for delivering quality online training. But the question is,...

Industry trends and in-demand skills are constantly changing, necessitating organizations to prioritize employee training plans to keep up with them. It’s no surprise that employees with suitable training are likely to stay longer with their organization. And the latest statistics highlight the importance of employee training for organizational success. 94% of employees stick with companies...

HR managers face innumerable challenges, one of which is keeping the employees engaged throughout the onboarding process. This is why knowing the 5Cs of onboarding is essential. So, what can you do to keep the new employees engaged? The answer is simple. Put the 5Cs into action and make it an integral part of your...

Training modules make up each online course, and the success of the courses depends, to a great extent, on the effectiveness of the modules. It’s similar to the important roles each family member plays in building a happy family. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel, and so a negative experience with a poorly developed...

Before we begin to understand the best ways to create finance training programs, let’s look at the losses that take place at a massive scale when such programs are not in place. $100 million ⇒ Losses from one of the biggest identity theft cases undertaken by a software company employee named Philip Cummings. $1.1 billion...

Non-profit organizations face several volunteer training challenges.  A lack of training funds, geographically dispersed members, and the absence of standard training departments can all contribute to this.  And some volunteers join an organization without even knowing what is expected of them. Coordinating volunteer activities, inconsistencies in efforts, disorganization, volunteer burnout, and lack of time are...