Five Trends in Corporate Training that are essential, as well as their impact and benefits for workers.
5 Trends in Corporate Training and Their Impact
Day after day, companies are reinventing themselves to become more productive and competitive. This would be impossible to achieve without development policies, including those aimed at fostering professional growth. One such policy is implementing employee retention programs, such as continuing education, which allow employees to improve their skills and foster a stronger connection to the organization. Today, we’ll discuss five essential trends in continuing education, with clear examples of their impact on companies.
1. Upskilling and Reskilling
The vast majority of fields are constantly growing and evolving, and new techniques and technologies are being introduced into the job market. Specifically, the engineering industry—across all its specialties—is constantly evolving. Faced with the new demands imposed by the market, professionals are called upon to develop new—and therefore more advanced—skills in their field (upskilling). On the other hand, it is becoming increasingly necessary for companies to have staff trained in alternative disciplines that are nonetheless essential for making a more valuable contribution to their work (reskilling), such as training in soft skills, office software, leadership, management, and finance, among others.
Companies such as Typsa, Técnicas Reunidas, Avintia, or Vials y Public Works They offer their employees ongoing training through PHAROS, with advanced and up-to-date courses on topics such as BIM, Python, Office, languages, and assertive communication. Working professionals who receive ongoing training through PHAROS give the courses they take a 93.9% rating. Below are some of the most recent testimonials from users who are taking training through this service.
2. Learning Analytics and Measuring the Impact of Training
The training Continuous development also requires a thorough analysis of how employees are performing as they acquire new skills. Companies must determine how the projects carried out by employees—who must apply the various lessons learned through training—are impacting the achievement of objectives. Various metrics—such as the number of enrollments, hours completed, time spent on the training platform, or the number of courses successfully completed—can provide human resources and training managers with a clear picture of the service’s return on investment.
A high level of learning will mean that employees are committed to advancing in their careers and will be motivated to apply their new knowledge to project development. This will help the company see the value of training its team. In this case, PHAROS offers companies dashboards reporting tools so that Human Resources departments can track, in detail, the platform's usage, user growth, the most popular courses, and certificates of completion issued. These are just a few of the reports that will provide insight into how the service is being used.
5. Multilingual and Multicultural E-Learning
In an increasingly globalized world, where languages are essential and where companies rely on both local and international talent, it is essential for companies to offer professional development programs in multiple languages. Companies—especially international ones—make sure that all their employees are on the same page, have the same knowledge, and are able to do their jobs—regardless of whether they use Spanish or English in their day-to-day work. Offering this opportunity makes companies more valuable in the eyes of their employees, who feel that the company cares about their growth.
PHAROS offers all its customers courses in both Spanish and English, ranging from introductory courses to technical and advanced courses. Currently, PHAROS offers more than 230 courses in English specializing in various fields, including Big Data, infrastructure, railroads, management, civil engineering, environment, software and many more. 93.9 % of users rate the training they received positively. The following link provides access to all the courses that are part of the extensive catalog from PHAROS.
