How to Develop a Strong Corporate Learning Culture

Assess the current state of things

Any company will have some amount of learning involved, whether in a formal or more informal style. Before you start organizing things, though, you need to tear down whatever is already in place and start rebuilding from the ground up. This means that you will have to assess what your employees are learning currently, what materials they’re using, and so forth. By doing this, you can accurately establish your company's strengths and weaknesses and figure out how to further nurture eLearning for your employees.

Plan your wants and needs

Sometimes the most beneficial learning process will be somewhat organic and informal. For example, you don’t need an entire coursebook for something that can be learned in a 5-minute online tutorial. But having structured and formalized learning will help out with more complex issues. Giving out surveys to your employees will also help you understand their particular needs when it comes to eLearning. As long as there is an open line of communication, things should run smoothly.

Ease of access

Your average person will be resistant to any process that is arduous and might take a very long time. This is why you need to ensure that your courses are developed by professionals who can create user-friendly materials. Partnering with the right people will offer the best results without taking months. When ready to launch any new materials, ensure that your employees are well informed about them. 

Offer enough time

As an employee, handling your personal life, work, and then some extra courses that your employer is offering can be quite the challenge. To counteract this, you should offer your employees time off from work to complete their training to counteract. If they need 2 hours twice a week, give them 2 hours off twice a week. Expecting your employees to take time away from their personal life and dedicate it to something you want them to do can be seen as callous and even cruel. It will leave a wrong impression, and you might even end up losing valuable employees due to this.

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Create a library with resources

If you don’t already have an LMS (Learning Management System) in place, definitely work towards building one. This type of central repository will help you store documents, videos, slideshows, and any other learning materials needed. An LMS will prove especially helpful down the road after a few years have passed. As some of your top employees move on, the LMS will still be there, ready to offer resources to any new or veteran employees that need them.

Reward learning

Having your efforts recognized by your colleagues can make you feel more invested in whatever it is you do. You should create company-wide initiatives that will reward your team for how much effort they put into training opportunities. These can include announcing the best-performing employee in an email or offering prizes. Sometimes, just giving your team members regular feedback about their performance during their courses will help keep them motivated and invested in their goals.

Conclusion

All in all, creating a healthy corporate learning culture has never been easier. Finding the right professionals to help you on this path is half the battle. The other half is mostly how you manage to implement the correct courses and materials to make life as easy as possible for your employees.

Designing Digitally can help you establish a strong corporate learning culture that fosters ongoing growth and success. We will identify the root of your performance challenges and determine the best course of action based on your learner and business needs. If you are interested in learning more about how we can help you improve your training and development initiatives with online learning, please contact our team today.