Learning Platforms – LaaS Critical to Organizational Success
The numbers are still high – Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in 2021 – more than 47.8 M voluntarily resigned as part of the “The Great Resignation”. It doesn’t appear to be slowing in today’s workplace. As the American employee continues to be disenfranchised with work - What can organizations do to change? Here is a straightforward roadmap with easy to implement activities that can Immediately help organizations attract, engage, and retain employees!!
Too good to be true? It’s not. The data says Employees want higher pay, better benefits, and more flexibility, but most importantly they are looking for a healthy organizational culture – where they can feel and perform their best. A wellbeing approach that starts with the onboarding process and supports them in their career path and upskilling needs.
Here are 4 things you can do right away to showcase change and embrace an employee-centric, collaborative and wellbeing culture!
1. Evaluate your people practices.
2. Refresh your Onboarding.
3. Launch a continuous learning platform.
4. Outsource your LMS/LaaS.
1. Evaluate your people practices.
This re-focus on the employee experience demands a review of organizational processes and tools. Take an inventory of your employee management and business processes or operating procedures. Rework your employee policies and procedures to support your changed working environment, whether it is on-site, remote, or blended. Think about the design of work itself and consider allowing personal choice in determining how work gets done and establish new schedule and meeting norms.
Working on a team is a common people practice. People & technology work together to solve problems and create value. The power of teams has helped organizations through crisis and change in the past. Now the thinking is not just work optimization – but work reimagination – and your power teams are poised for this assignment. Consider innovative ways to record the change, such as simulations for best practices or infographics instead of process maps. Use your teams, rethink work design, document your new people practices and share them!
2. Refresh your Onboarding.
Everyone knows that you when you meet someone new, you make your first impression in less than 20 seconds – it’s no different for new employees. Companies need to be more strategic about onboarding than ever before. In an employment landscape where a lot of companies are going to have new workforces just waiting to get started, smooth onboarding is an advantage. The last thing anyone wants is for new employees to be twiddling their thumbs waiting to be onboarded, or for onboarding to be needlessly boring and time-consuming.
Onboarding begins before an employee’s first day and includes a variety of activities such as welcome communication, orientation meetings, initial training, assignments of mentors or coaches, and most importantly check ins to collect feedback and monitor expectations. Re-imagine your onboarding practices and consider games and roadmaps to gain clarification, confidence, and connection into your culture.
3. Launch a continuous learning platform
It’s time for organizations to shake up their L&D approaches from traditional training and abandon long, formal courses with point-of-work eLearning. Launching a continuous learning platform empowers employees to explore the areas of work they are passionate about and equipping them to do so. And when people have the ability to adapt, upskill and assume new roles, organizations are better prepared to navigate future disruptions and create a culture of wellbeing.
To be really successful in their roles, people need a balance of knowledge, skills, and experience. In order to create skills, people need to continually put knowledge into practice at the point of work and receive expert feedback or coaching. Consider a learning design that supports an employees’ learning journey that delivers at the point of work – anytime, anywhere, on any device. A continuous learning platform delivers your blended learning programs to your people. This could include eLearning and micro-learning topics, simulations, VR and AR scenarios, subject matter expertise (SME) collaboration capabilities, job aids, vILT coaching, knowledge checks, gamification, and learner dashboards showcasing a personalized learning experience for your employees.
4. Outsource your LMS – choose Learning as a Service (LaaS).
Training outsourcing is an effective solution for organizations who are looking to streamline L&D processes, free up people to focus more on business strategy, and provide collaborative learning experiences to their employees. Outsourcing your learning management systems (LMS) administration is something you can do quickly and easily. Learning as a Service (LaaS) vendors can help streamline course and user management of your continuous learning environment and training programs, as well as provide reports and metrics.
A LaaS vendor will ensure your people are attracted to your organization and engaged with this modern learning experience. They can provide hands on support to showcase the personalized dashboard, easy access to eLearning to help upskilling, and collaborative interactions with a SME or knowledge expert – all which will help retain your employees.
In Summary:
Who knows which way the resignation numbers will go? As organizations navigate the twists and turns of this “Great Resignation” many have adopted new flexible workplace models and re-imagined work. And organizations that refocus on people - where employees can feel and perform their best will have better retention. A wellbeing approach that starts with the onboarding process and supports employees in their career path and upskilling needs, also will improve retention. Employee training programs are outdated and modern learning strategies and learning management systems that provide continuous learning platforms will be engaging. You can outsource these services and quickly launch by hiring a Learning as a Service (LaaS) vendor.
Or just call TIA
Ready to start? Want to make a difference in how you nurture, develop, and grow your workforce? TIA can help you with your Learning & Development challenges.
We offer a cost-effective hosted LMS solution – called LaaS. Use our cyber secure, cloud platform to launch all of your learning initiatives and integrate with your organization content. We provide a custom branded portal with easy access for all your learners. And our communication and process increase engagement with your employees, coaches, and learners. We implement custom metrics for success throughout your entire learner population to ensure ROI.
You may be in the situation to convert your instructor-led learning programs into modern and engaging online learning formats. Look at TIA’s 3 levels of service from Starter, Professional, or Enterprise to refresh and deliver blended learning.
Sources: (Fortune.com. https://fortune.com/2022/01/04/great-resignation-record-quit-rate-4-5-million/)