One of the most impactful ways to retain staff, modernise and prepare your business for a new, vastly altered business landscape is to examine the value of your career development programme.<\/p>\n
Lack of career development is often cited as one of the key attrition drivers according to Gartner<\/a>, with younger generations reportedly holding career development in higher regard<\/a> than aspects such as salary.<\/p>\n As remote working<\/a> becomes a new widespread reality, businesses strive to find ways to maintain momentum when it comes to employee engagement. One way to support career development from afar is through virtual training.<\/p>\n Looking at the successful reputation of \u2018academy\u2019 companies such as P&G who run career academies across departments including Sales, Brand, Finance, Manufacturing and Logistics, it\u2019s clear to see the correlation between business success and the focus on employee development<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s why you might want to implement a learning and development programme via virtual training:<\/p>\n Starting with the obvious driver, employees now need more flexibility than ever. Implementing a training programme which allows them to be agile, mobile and to access the resources they need from home means you can use this new method of training beyond the current circumstances and into a \u2018new normal\u2019 landscape, however that may manifest itself.<\/p>\n Virtual training means employers save money on logistics, venue costs, refreshments, travel expenses and accommodation expenses where necessary. If you\u2019re outsourcing a presenter, you\u2019ll save costs there too by reducing time on commuting or any necessary preparations within the venue.<\/p>\n Remote training methods are conducive to tailoring the content to suit the way individuals learn. Each participant will have different preferences on how they learn and also how they pace themselves in absorbing new educational content. Sophisticated technology allows a little more flexibility for virtual trainees with aspects such as being able to record virtual learning sessions allowing participants more freedom to revisit content at a later date.<\/p>\n Virtual training opens up the playing field for learners to benefit from a more personalised approach. Often the best results with training are gained by matching individuals with the specific learning styles<\/a> that work best for them, in the format they prefer. With virtual training, more personalised learner-focused training or one-to-one coaching becomes more feasible.<\/p>\n\t\tWhy you should implement a virtual training programme<\/h2>\n
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