The pandemic was a stark reminder that the unthinkable could happen at any point. Most of the critical processes that shaped the daily order of operations became afterthoughts, as most leaders put all their efforts into simply keeping the business open.

Training and onboarding didn’t receive the proper attention because of the scrambling it took to formulate an emergency plan. Organizations that aren’t prepared for a disaster and haven’t created a strong training program will suffer here.

The good news is management can use what they’ve learned from the misfortunes of the pandemic and apply it to future training. They can begin preparing today for a better training process tomorrow, regardless of what that tomorrow has in store.

This article will discuss several ways companies can prepare today for a better corporate training system tomorrow.

 Better Tomorrow

How Organizations Can Prepare Today for Better Training Tomorrow

Do you want to be certain your company can still train a large class of employees, regardless of what may arise in the future? The following elements can help you prepare for the unthinkable moving forward as an organization.

    1. Training Theme

You need the right training methods to make sure your organization is ready to handle whatever may stand in the way tomorrow. When you have a uniform theme, new employees know what to expect regarding training, which will end up increasing engagement in the end.

When you have a theme, your entire organization is focused on goals throughout each quarter. This also develops a universal routine when it comes to communication. It ends up connecting employees with the overall structure of your company.

You should use precision when you structure your outline and theme– don’t be too broad or attempt to include EVERYTHING together. Choose a key topic and stay focused on this specific area.

The following are some fantastic examples of training themes:

  • Mental health awareness and safety
  • Relearning and learning new skills
  • Adaptive mindsets and becoming flexible
  • Brushing up old skills and learning new ones
  • Adaptive mindset and becoming flexible
  • Welcoming change and proving how vital it is by using data
  • Be diverse, include everyone

Many companies are putting their efforts into including interfaces that are accessible from several devices. Their concern is also raising the skill level of team members by using data story-telling and other key metrics.

This is just a fraction of how a corporate training theme could be useful to any company as time goes on.

Compliance Management

Training employees in compliance is one of the major areas of importance in today’s corporate world. If companies don’t follow compliance issues, they face potential legal situations, fines, bad publicity, and employees becoming injured. Companies assume all responsibility to guarantee all team members are caught up with the compliance training they need.

Besides keeping workers dialed in when it comes to compliance training, companies should also develop a framework for future compliance training courses. These frameworks can be filled with relevant content at the time and added to each team members’ personalized learning path. Current courses can also receive updates in the future.

To ensure team members remain compliant, it’s critical that your organization manages certificates for completed courses. Larger companies may have challenges doing this, leading to a burden for L&D and HR departments. However, an LMS makes managing compliance incredibly simple.

Once team members finish relevant courses, many platforms allow you to log these benchmarks and save copies of their certifications. A great LMS platform will allow the following:

  • Keep track of compliance and industry standards
  • Monitor which employees are in compliance and which ones are violating
  • Make specific numbers for each individual certificate with expiration dates
  • Track continuing learning modules that each employee finishes and count them toward normal requirements
  • Make the certificates unique by using your logo, colors, and design elements

    2. Use Remote Learning

One of the most important lessons an organization can learn from the pandemic is that team member training has to be flexible. The pandemic showed us the need for flexibility and how we should take advantage of remote workers.

Your employees probably want flexible options for training. However, this doesn’t mean they want to always work from home or be lazy. It means they want the opportunity to train from any location at any time and from any device.

If they are sticking to a hybrid work model and they have an additional 20 minutes at work, they may want to use that time catching up on training from their laptops. If they’re working from home and want to work on compliance training while they have a spare moment, they want to be able to take advantage of that. Maybe when they’re waiting in line at the licensing or DMV office, they want to use their smartphone to participate in microlearning. Flexibility will allow them to do this.

If you want to create a sustainable corporate training program that stands up to any disaster, training must be flexible. Learners must have the opportunity to train from anywhere, at any time. This is accomplished by making mobile learning available.

    3. Actually Launch an LMS

This may sound simple, but actually, implementing an online learning management system can be the best way to prepare today for a better training environment tomorrow. The right LMS makes every element of employee training easier for employees and management.

Make sure your LMS platform has efficient reporting. Reporting is what allows you to make the most relevant changes and adapt to any major obstacles in the future. Making simple changes to your training program is what allows you to remain competitive as time goes on.

Being prepared for successful corporate training in the future means giving employees the opportunity to be flexible. If you are ready to incorporate mobile learning, take advantage of reporting, and keep a pulse on your LMS’s effectiveness, contact us today for a free consultation. This can eliminate the many pitfalls of the pandemic and keep your organization afloat if disaster strikes again.