1. Business – centric learning
Just like any other personal and business domain, corporate training trends have been highly influenced by advancements in technology.
I will be addressing some of the very prominent and core areas that are mainly driven by technology and as a result have made them simply irresistible for business owners to ignore them, especially when they are competing in complex and dynamic markets like UAE.
- Learning that is more business centric:
This ideology was triggered just last year. It popped up in many minds following the Brandon Hall Group’s survey where 40% of the entrepreneurs were building their learning plans in line with their business goals and requirements.
On the other hand, the remaining 60% were those focusing mainly on the content and learners. These characteristics were further split into three types by David Grebow an affiliate of the Brandon Hall Group:
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- Just-in-case training is more focused on content:
It can be classified as the “one size fits all approach” that developed the corporate training landscape for several years, and this was done with amplified application of e-learning. According to Grebow, “We took the trainer completely out of the picture and ended up with nothing else but content”.
- Just in time is focus on learner:
What actually are the needs of a learner is actually the core focus when developing the course for learners. This enables them to access required information as and when they need it. They are also guided as in how the said information could be of help to them.
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- Just for me is focused on business:
Grebow don’t see any point that one shall be focusing on the just-in-case training approaches in the absence of a relevant business case that is focused on training. He believes that time and energy shall be spared and shall not be wasted on preparing the content for just in time when the trainees are not keen or time bound and they are finding it hard to come up with suitable responses to questions that have little or nothing to do business requirements.
Operationally and sense strategically, he believes that the provision of accurate and to the point information is what actually matters as far as it is in line with what actually the business needs could be.
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2. Video based e-training:
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are usually the core focus of attention here. Expert trainers in UAE usually focus on the idea of coming up with training courses in Dubai that are further backed with visual aids. They believe that 80% of the training in the modern markets is provided with the help of visual courses and content.
3. Multiple format training:
Trends fall for uniqueness always in markets like UAE that are open to everything that is smart and works. We saw times where it was material based learning only few years back, then it was materials and trainers while trends today are falling for BYOD (bring your own device). This latter approach enables learners to bring with them their own pods, tablets and smart phones as well.
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4. More and More Socialization:
Yes, I am talking about augmented reliance on social media channels. Some trainers today believe that corporate training in Dubai for them has been made further easy by social media as it enables them to shared content, files, blogs and other associated materials that are required by the trainees.
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5. Competency based Training:
This requires recognition of programs focus on training floating around displayable skills. A clear articulation is required for the intended learning end results plus carrying out the assessments which might be required to gauge such outcome.
Businesses that rely on such approaches will usually find themselves better off and will find it easy to cap the gaps usually found in the skills set of employees that affects their productivity.
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