Unlike earlier times when learning was just a one-time activity before plunging into actual work, now corporate training programmes are aimed at creating an environment where employees keep learning at all times. Executive coaching is a method by which working professionals can enroll for individualized learning beyond working hours. Team coaching on the other hand focuses on a team taking up learning sessions together as a group. Online learning platforms have mushroomed as they enable individuals to learn as per their convenience of time or space. Then there is hybrid learning which cross-pollinates ideas across learning modules combining power point presentations, video sessions and interactive chats with online sessions. This allows maximum customization as it caters to different learner personas.

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Learning Management Systems (LMSs) can prove to be ideal tools to ease up the onboarding process. Onboarding is the critical element which is mishandled by several firms leading to high attrition levels during the first few months. A study conducted shows the reasons for attrition among new hires. Top reason for this is funds not being allocated for onboarding programmes. Adequate mentoring is not provided to new hires. Onboarding also does not include corporate training on most occasions. Also new hires are not explained their actual profile. In order to measure the new recruits’ onboarding success, four key metrics must be tracked. This includes the time taken to reach productivity levels, engagement, cost versus benefits and benefits of retention. In case, gaps show up, certain technological tools may be used up to smoothen the process. Docebo allows online learning while classroom training is always an option. Also there is the concept of on-the-job training where employee learns while working. 

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There exists a misconception regarding corporate training as a lot of professionals feel that its major aim is employee engagement. However, beyond that genuine learning is sought so that business goals can be achieved. Marketing, sales, operations, finance and customer service all ought to be improves through such sessions. Engagement is simply a positive fallout of these activities. The HR department gains specifically through leadership training as succession planning can then be done more smoothly. Thus the learning department must incorporate business goals within its mission and not just increasing employee satisfaction levels.

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Hackathons are day or even week long events where computer programmers and software developers collaborate in teams against each other on projects. As part of employees’ corporate training, hackathons have been suggested as an extremely engaging activity. Such events can also aid in digital transformation of the organization as a whole. It also tests employees on time management as projects need to be completed within specified deadline. Cross-functionality also gets encouraged in the process. Most importantly, focus remains on the final output.

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According to a study commissioned, eight out of every 9 respondents have confessed to wasting time at work. Younger people tend to be even worse hit. Reasons for the same could be diverse such as feeling undervalued or underpaid, boredom, distractions or sometimes simply because one can. One method of reducing this is corporate training modules using e-learning methods. Google and Facebook, the primary culprits for distractions, seem no longer so popular once employees have other engaging tools. It also increases collaborations as some of these modules have inbuilt mechanism for instant feedback from individual participants. It also affords greater flexibility as all employees do not need to learn at same pace, but can rather tailor according to their needs. The study has also confirmed that employees in general feel more enthusiastic about their work after e-learning programmes.

Virtual corporate training sessions have gained in popularity in recent years and thus a study was commissioned to gauge its positive impacts over traditional classroom based coaching. This study made some interesting discoveries such as eighty six percent of the participants claiming that their engagement levels were equally good or higher during virtual sessions. Everyone polled answered that they were highly satisfied. In a test to evaluate their learning, average respondents scored a ninety percent, which is marginally higher than for those who undertook classroom coaching. In order to conduct the best of such virtual sessions, some suggestions have been put forward. The learning modalities must be adjusted as per requirements. A mistake that some training planners make is to reduce interaction and practice just to save time. This must be avoided by all means. Virtual tools can greatly increase engagement levels. Sessions must be well spaced so that participants get the time to absorb content and relax while engaging in other work as well. Source: https://trainingmag.com/virtual-vs-classroom-training

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