{"id":1378,"date":"2021-04-16T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T04:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playablo.com\/CorporateLearning\/Blog\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2024-11-06T16:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T11:09:12","slug":"workplace-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playablo.com\/CorporateLearning\/Blog\/workplace-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Learning in 2023 | It is the Worst of Times, It is the Best of Times!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“As businesses around the world postpone and cancel in-person meetings in response to the novel coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19 disease, workplace learning is emerging as one of the earliest and hardest-hit business activities. Based on our observations as of early March, roughly one-half of in-person programs through June 30, 2020, have been postponed or cancelled in North America; in parts of Asia and Europe, the figure is closer to 100 per cent” — McKinsey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Well, the answer is simple. With social distancing protocols becoming the norm, Instructor-Led Training (ILT) has become a thing of the past. Travelling restrictions mean that employees cannot go from one venue to another to attend in-person and offline classroom training sessions. Yes, the pandemic has wholly shattered the traditional approach to traditional workplace learning. But as it’s rightly known, every cloud has a silver lining. Do you recall the quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens? “It was the best of times. It was the best of times\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the pandemic, companies are changing their products, solutions, SOPs, and working models. However, unless the employees get trained on the changes, it will be increasingly difficult to adapt to the new normal. Unless the staff is aware and entirely onboard with the changes (via solid training), the companies will struggle. So it is a double whammy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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