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The way organizations work has seen a rapid change due to Covid-19. It is of little surprise that Employee training and development needs to evolve as well.

Gallup has found that companies that invest in employee training and development strategically see an 11% increase in profitability.

Approaching L&D traditionally with one-size-fits-all philosophy is not very effective in the post covid world.

Firms are now scrambling to find ways to adapt to the needs and demands of the digital economy.

In response to the continued investments made in L&D, it has become the need of the hour for L&D teams to improve the overall employee experience. This is important to have any fruitful outcome. For many reasons, it may seem counter-intuitive to Invest in Employee Training and Development. There is a good chance for an employee to leave your organization. Yet, it is a necessary risk that one must take.

Personalization helps enhance employee engagement through talent retention, attraction, skill gap closure, better communication, increased training consumption, and better corporate goal alignment.

Some of the other positive outcomes include increased innovation, better productivity, and efficiency.

Changing Preferences of Employees

There has been a dynamic shift in the way Employees view Training. From expecting simple recommendations of what content they should consume to customized learning experiences, employees expect training programs to address the day-to-day challenges, career aspirations, and personal preferences.

Employees also expect Training programs to be fun, rewarding and blend in with their workflow. Guide2Research has found that 94% of workers are likely to stay longer in a company that invests in their professional development.

Customized Training Programs

Personalized learning experiences are designed to meet the needs of individual learners. It also improves your employee engagement substantially. While aligning with your specific brand image it also upholds your company-wide standards.

In learning solutions, personalization is changing the way enterprises run learning programs. Personalized Training programs are entirely self-paced and engaging. Tailored to specific goals and interests it enables users to browse through a variety of topics and courses to stay ahead of the competition. It is much more efficient in filling up the skill gaps.

How Customised Training Programs Enhance Employee Engagement?

Simply put Employee engagement is an approach that provides employees with an optimum environment to commit willingly to organizational goals and values while enhancing their sense of participation, contribution, and well-being.

Employees thrive in working conditions that focus on making them feel like assets to a company. And one of the most obvious ways to make employees feel special is to provide customized training solutions. It should cater to their needs in each step of their professional journey. Some of the key benefits are discussed below to understand the importance of customized training programs.

Attraction and Retention Of Talents

From attraction to the retention of the best talents Learning and Development helps enhance Employee engagement in many different ways. Creating Personalised Training right from Onboarding can help increase job readiness and thereby job satisfaction and retention. It reinforces brand identity and brand loyalty.

Companies that invest in personalizing Learning and development will maximize their ROI through higher knowledge retention

Better Skills Gap Closure and Open Communication

A personalized learning experience also boosts engagement by helping employees to make personal connections with the course material. It helps them engage emotionally and connect with new information. It also promotes skill progression that is channeled and evolving.

Customized learning journeys are relevant to Employees’ jobs, learning styles, personal needs, and interest areas. The needs analysis that is done on an individual level can help fill the skill gaps. It also enables employees to be more open to communicating things that hold them back.

Employees can identify the skills that are most important and apply what they’ve learned to their role. Personalization allows Employers to determine what the employees are trying to accomplish and make them future-ready.

Rich Learning Culture

Collaborative learning and Personalisation help companies to nurture a rich learning culture that is robust and consistent. Peer-to-Peer learning and interactions plant a learning culture that inspires one another and grows together.

Training can be blended into workflows by making personalized training modules and breaking them into smaller and more digestible chunks. As a result, employees no longer have to spend their time learning. This will encourage and inspire them to learn as it no longer hinders their flow of work.

Employees will also be better equipped to deal with real-life situations.

Personalization also promotes productivity and thereby profits.

Corporate Goal Alignment

Learning objectives that are based on business goals are an effective way to meet the learning goals. Employees learn best when their learning is relevant to achieving success in their roles.

Alignment with business goals and values is the number one indicator of Employee Engagement.

Employees whose personal values are aligned with their company’s values are five times more engaged. As a result, companies are six times more profitable.

A key aspect of adult learning is connectivity. Adults learn by connecting new information to prior knowledge. Personalization bridges the gap between the past activities and the future goals of learners.

The more the employee is aware of corporate culture he or she understands the goals at hand and is motivated to contribute to the business goals.

How Cassini’s L&D Solutions Increase Employee Engagement?

Cassini’s expertise in building custom learning and development solutions enables companies to enhance employee engagement and thereby fuel company growth. We built custom solutions that are user-friendly and highly efficient through our SCIL-ME (Simply Capture for Intuitive Learning) framework.
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