In my experience, most LMS trainings get forgotten by the time the task comes. Would trainings be better if they were designed to be done while doing tasks? I’m really curious about how we can improve the effectiveness of training in the workplace.
That’s because most LMSs aren’t built for how people actually learn and work, they’re built to check boxes for HR and legal’s CYA.
Fair, do you know of any industries/situations that aren’t like this? I’m building an LMS and was hoping for advice. Maybe any error-prone industries where mistakes are common and cost the company quite a lot?
Unfortunately most of the ‘training’ industry is still riddled with outdated, bloated, ‘checkbox training’ technology. We built the industry leader for modern workplace learning yet there are still many options ready to be disrupted by modern tools. In my experience, attacking the problem from an enablement perspective, ‘how does this platform have a material, measurable, and accountable positive impact on ROI, loss reduction, churn reduction, etc.’ is the first approach.
Next, look at industries where the cost of a mistake is high. Liability, loss, $$$ value of contracts, etc. Focus solely on building a solution for that vertical and you’re sure to have something on your hands. Best of luck!
Just in time learning often takes time to develop and can cost far more as well (variation in tasks, uDL…). It also carries risk in a way that worries many ‘leaders’. So they train everyone before and then hope for the best. The tool isn’t always the problem.
What do you mean by risk? The risk that the bigger investment in training doesn’t ROI?
or higher complexity causing more errors/inconsistencies and legal issues?
Both. People are messy, learning should be as well. Sadly bean counters and pearl clutchers don’t understand how or why this may be the case.
How much of college does anyone remember? Bridge LMS has a ‘Retain’ feature that will revisit material from lessons at set time points after the initial activity. The ‘Forgetting Curve’ is a known factor in training and development, and effective organizations address this.