To remain successful in the future, companies must continue to educate over 50% of their employees in the coming years. Classic training methods are often unsuitable for this purpose. However, a new learning culture can achieve this! We summarize three tips that you can use to develop a new learning culture:

In the “Global Human Capital Trends” Report 2020, over 50% of the surveyed companies stated that in the coming years, more than half of their employees need to expand their skills. This poses a huge challenge for companies: For decades, “learning” meant that employees interrupted their work, left the workplace, and could only return to being productive after the training.

However, with the increasingly rapid changes in companies and work processes, this type of “learning” is no longer promising. Companies must develop a new culture of learning to quickly and effectively train employees directly on the job.

Learning Culture in Companies

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You can find a detailed article on learning culture in the eLearning Industry blog (in English): The Secret To A Successful Company Culture Of Learning. We summarize for you the three most important points from the article that you must consider when developing a new learning culture:

3 Key Elements for a New Learning Culture in Companies

1. Know the Needs of Your Learners

Learning should not be forced. Employees are only motivated when training programs are tailored to their needs. Therefore, you must know the needs of your learners and support them in an individualized, self-directed learning process.

2. Enable Learning Exactly When Employees Need It

The required skills and competencies are changing almost daily today. Therefore, employees must have the opportunity to learn instantly and directly while working. Similar to private life, where Google is often used to find new knowledge immediately when it is needed.

A new learning culture also involves providing learning content flexibly. Companies should therefore utilize microlearning: Small, informative bites of knowledge that employees can access directly at any time during work.

3. Recognize That Real Cultural Change Begins at the Top

You cannot simply decide to create a new learning culture. Culture is deeply rooted in the company and must grow and solidify step by step. To ensure this, leadership must be on board and exemplify and drive the change. This can be accomplished, for example, by having leaders create learning content or learning videos themselves and encouraging employees to learn at any time.

If you follow these three tips, you have a first basis to establish a new learning culture in your company. All you need is the right learning method: Microlearning is perfect for that. How to create good microlearning content and effective micro-courses for your employees, you will learn in the ultimate microlearning guide for online courses.

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