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L&D
2016 in Retrospect: The State of HR
London (UK), December 2016 - As we look towards the fast-approaching New Year, SumTotal, a leading provider of unified HCM solutions proven to drive organizational performance, took the opportunity to ask 100 customers in Germany and the UK about the HR challenges they’ve faced this year. The survey results found that 38% of respondents considered a lack of insight into the existing skills within their business to be the biggest challenge when upskilling their workforce. Another big finding was related to the question of data: 60% of those asked stated they needed data to confidently understand the L&D needs across the business.
World of Learning Opens Soon
London (UK), October 2016 - The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition opens on 19 October at Birmingham’s NEC. The two-day show will deliver the most current insights and thinking in L&D, as well as provide a highly effective environment for networking and business development. Visitors are encouraged to come ready to #TrainInYourTrainers.
» MOREStudent Loans Company Launches Digital Learning Academy
London / Gloucester (UK), September 2016 - The Student Loans Company (SLC) has successfully launched Totara LMS based Digital Learning Academy with Learning Nexus to help meet L&D objectives. In September 2015, the company issued a tender to find the right eLearning solution that would help deliver its leaning-and-development strategy to over 3000 staff at its sites in Glasgow, Darlington, and Llandudno Junction. Following a competitive tender exercise, the contract was awarded to Learning Nexus.
Most Organizations Need to Improve "Ineffective" Strategies
Toronto (CA), September 2016 - Most businesses question the effectiveness of their learning-and-development (L&D) strategies in actually meeting business goals according to a new study by Brandon Hall Group (BHG) on the current state of L&D. The report, State of Learning and Development 2016: Ready to Evolve, surveyed nearly 500 small, medium, and large organizations in 22 countries and across 35 industries to develop a clear picture on the strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities for businesses from an L&D perspective.
World of Learning Conference Offers Key Insights into L&D
Birmingham (UK), September 2016 - This year’s World of Learning Conference is set to bring L&D theory and innovation into practice for delegates, as experts leading the way in performance excellence share insights and case studies within an engaging and interactive environment.
» MOREMaking Artificial Intelligence a Reality
Wokingham (UK), September 2016 - Volume has established one of the UK’s first "Centres of Excellence" for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and smart machines: Volume.XO. Now, as a leader in these technologies, Volume wants to share its expertise with the world of learning and development (L&D).
Theory and Innovation at World of Learning
Birmingham (UK), September 2016 - Sharing expertise at the internationally renowned World of Learning Conference, taking place 19-20 October 2016 at Birmingham’s NEC, will be a host of L&D innovators, practitioners, and thought leaders.
Webinar Highlights Business Case for eLearning Games
Plymouth (UK), September 2016 - Serious results with serious fun: The business case for eLearning games is being hosted by award-winning eLearning company, Sponge UK at 1500 (BST) on Thursday, September 15.
» MORENine out of Ten Organisations Plan to Use Virtual Reality for L&D
Cirencester (UK), August 2016 - The UK's largest study into the use of virtual reality (VR) in learning, published by Kallidus, shows VR has captured the imagination of L&D professionals and could prove to be the next big transformational learning technology. The research, entitled "Virtual Reality: The next big transformational learning technology", is available online. The findings reveal that 91% of L&D professionals plan to use VR for learning in their organisation, with over a third planning to roll out VR over the next three years.
Learning Impact Improves When L&D Work with Business
London (UK), June 2016 - A report by Towards Maturity and sponsored by LEO shows that L&D leaders are more able to demonstrate the value of learning when they work together with business leaders to solve performance problems. The document excplains that only 31% of L&D leaders work up front with business leaders to identify the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that they want to improve.
