In recent times, when reviewing the values of an organisation, adaptability has become more important. Evolving technologies and sectors are putting an emphasis on adaptability and evaluating companies’ capabilities for quick change.
With the current climate, and the impact of coronavirus, these organisations have had to prove their capability in pivoting their approach in terms of both operations and strategy. The pandemic has forced organisations to change the way in which they work, restructuring their everyday procedures. This new approach is requiring employees to adapt. They are assessing new tools and ways of learning, to ensure productivity.
As well as operations, the need for adaptability now branches out to learning and development. In review of training programmes, organisations who have not had an online training solution up to this point are hitting a stumbling block.
The benefits of blended learning stretch further than the capabilities of customisation and record management. The most crucial benefits of having an online learning management system during times of change include adaptability. Having an intuitive online platform and tools for learning and development can make for a seamless transition. This article will take a more in-depth view through the advantages of how blended learning can assist with company adaptability. These include how it can:
· Help to standardise training for remote or distance learners
· Assist organisations to pivot their learning as required
· Provide an array of resources to benefit learners
Helps to Standardise training for remote or distance learners
A blended approach is a fantastic way to standardise learning for organisations who find their employees in an array of locations working remotely. Classroom based training across multiple locations can lack consistency and standardisation. A learning management system can offer a central location for learning, along with providing record and certification management, notification processes, automation, gamification and much more. To assimilate classroom based and online training would offer a balances and consistent message, with readily available content to all learners.
Blended learning allows organisations to roll out training to all employees together. allows an organisation to function.
Assists organisations to pivot their learning as required
Having an online learning management system that aligns with classroom-based training signifies that the organisation would have the specific tools in place to make training consistent if required to pivot in their approaches to change. Once again, referring back to the global pandemic as an example of a severe grounds for change in an organisation. If a decision involving change to L&D arises, communication within the business between management and staff will be made more harmonious if the organisation has an applicable platform in place.
It will give the employees a chance to utilise a different resource for training (further explained in my next point); allowing for adaptability in terms of changing work process and flows. This contributes to a long-term success for the organisation overall.
Provides an array of resources to learners
It would be imprudent to believe that all training can take place in one learning situation. Different topics can often require different types of training. For example, manual handling training, which all employees must undertake if they are required to move objects and loads. This training requires a practical session in addition to theoretical elements of training. Blended learning offers learners a variety of resources when it comes to their training.
Although there are benefits in classroom-based training, i.e interaction and group discussion, the blended approach to training is often beneficial in terms of resources. Staff leave the session with little more than their notes and proof of assessment. This is where a blended solution can be an advantage. Simply, storing training material on a learning management training allows learners to reference back to their training, which is not always a capability for classroom-based learners.
Blended learning has the added benefit for learner preference. We all learn in different way and our brain processes information differently. Blended learning offers a variety of modalities. Allowing learners to engage with training which they believe helps them to process information more efficiently. This can lead to better employee engagement, and overall, better productivity. Your learners no longer need to be limited in their learning capabilities.
If your company is struggling with adaptability and would like to know more about branching into a more intuitive and inclusive system, please get in touch. SAFEWARE offers a platform that best suits your company needs. Discuss your options for building a training infrastructure based on a blended learning model.
