Want to know what most articles on this topic get wrong? They act as if the reason they’re presenting for upskilling and reskilling’s importance is fixed. We’re moving towards a hybrid workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic. A digital skills shortage. A looming crisis with the number of vacancies… And in doing
The irony is that we often upskill effectively by learning from our peers and colleagues. And yet when you read blog posts and articles on the topic, they rarely do that! Not us! We’ve found five companies who approach upskilling differently, focusing on a tactic they use and that you
There’s no doubt that you’ll have seen this clichéd quote at least once before: “What happens if we train our people and they leave?” “What happens if we don’t, and they stay!” Those greeting-card style slogans can rarely capture the whole picture, but the surrounding debate always seems to lack
It depends. But one thing we can agree on is that doing nothing is definitely not an option. By 2030, 94% of today’s workforce will lack the skills needed to do their job effectively. Not on our watch! The skills stakes have never been higher, and you need to
Skills will be the workplace currency in 2022, you heard it here… well, not first, but what we lack in breaking news we’ll make up for in brilliant reporting! The truth is, Udemy’s Workplace Learning Trends Report 2021 crowned upskilling as the queen of office currency about halfway through the
If employers think students aren’t leaving education with the skills they need, who’s to blame? And why does it so frequently become a blame game between educators and businesses in the first place? Jon Kaplan, Senior Learning & Development Executive and Consultant, joined us to discuss why there might be
It all starts with a shared purpose, common goals and objectives that bring us all together. Otherwise, what are you going to align people to and how are you going to collaborate to drive the business forward? Typically, people overlook a few key ideas that bring all of this together,
As social media continues to become an ever-present part of our lives, it’s easy to take for granted just how much time we spend looking at our screens and the impact it can have on our wider life. Sometimes hours can pass before we realise we’ve fallen into a deep
It doesn’t matter how big your business is or which sector it’s in, learning and development is crucial for continued growth and success! However, when the pandemic hit in early 2020, understandably other more immediate business concerns took priority. And as we approach the unwelcome anniversary of the first lockdown,
When it comes to the workplace awards season, it’s pretty easy for HR to make a clean sweep while L&D’s role as best supporting function gets overlooked. In a lot of businesses, the L&D team either sits under the human resources umbrella or it doesn’t even exist, leaving HR to
Having the skills to pay the bills sounds great, but people often ignore the hard work that happens before getting to that glamorous end point. Before you’re anywhere near ‘bill-paying’ level, you’ve got to understand the skills you need, how proficient you are now and how you’ll measure progress on
“Just because you aced a test, it doesn’t mean you’re better at your job”. That’s the trap we often fall into when it comes to training, but really it’s just a means to an end. That end is acquiring skills, but how many organisations really know which skills are developed
