As an organisation, you naturally want to stay in business and you always want to be more than a nose's length ahead of the competition. So that means: constantly innovating and making sure that your staff always stays on their feet. developing. Still, that sounds easier than it is. With only the purchase of a smart Learning management system (LMS) or hiring a popular external trainer for a workshop isn't there yet. A good learning culture should really be in the DNA of an organisation.
Are you curious about how to do that? We'll already give you some tools for a positive learning culture in your company!
Set a good example yourself by discussing studying and personal development at different times. Then it really becomes part of your company culture. Put it on the agenda regularly during work meetings, an evaluation meeting or in a newsletter.
This includes broader than a formal course, workshop or training. It is precisely by experiencing things in daily practice that knowledge lingers. Encourage growth, healthy curiosity, and fresh ideas. And invite people, for example, to sign up as buddy. For the onboarding from new employees, for example, but also to train internal colleagues after a career change, or to pass on accumulated senior knowledge and experience to the next generation.
Strictly requiring employees to attend education or training is counterproductive. Of course, as an organisation, you usually can't avoid having certified people at work, but avoid annoying vibe. Make sure that employees are tempted to grab the textbooks or open the laptop on their own. Make learning fun!
This can be done in many ways, such as:
You show how important it is for your employees to develop by facilitating them sufficiently. This can be done in various ways. Make sure that employees have enough time to learn. Not everyone has a quiet environment at home to study in a focused way. That is why it is ideal if training courses can take place during working hours. If that is not feasible, compensate for the study hours that are worked outside working hours by offering time by time or paying these hours. In addition, it is important to provide the right tools, such as a separate study area at work with a computer and the Internet, a user-friendly learning platform or a good laptop for studying from home.
Give your employees as much freedom of choice as possible when it comes to their development. After all, having your own control over what, when and how you learn is enormously stimulating. The employee feels more taken seriously and will almost automatically think about his or her career opportunities. Give employees a personal training budget that allows them to decide for themselves how they shape their development. Especially when it comes to e-learning, this offers many opportunities to flexibly choose from different courses. In addition, learning independent of time and place helps, such as asynchronous study via e-learning, to give employees the freedom to learn where and when it suits them best. This promotes their own control over development. It is also important to take into account different learning styles. Some learn better visually, others by reading or listening. By offering various forms of learning, such as complete online, classroom, or a flipped classroom, everyone can study in the way that suits them best.
Do you remember that feeling from school? That moment when you got an incomprehensible 800-page textbook in your hands, or saw on your schedule that you had to spend 60 hours in a stale lecture hall? Exactly, you don't want to do that to your employees.
Keep the learning threshold as low as possible for all employees. It must be interesting enough, in line with daily practice and well-organised. That means:
It may sound like preaching to your own parish, but really, a online knowledge academy offers the most flexibility here.
By working with different modules and learning lines, you can easily provide customisation, so that you are exactly in line with your employees and organisation.
The learning culture in your organisation gets wings in the right learning environment. In doing so, we have already helped countless commercial and non-profit organisations get started. Experience the power of Pluvo for yourself! Click here for a demo or call +31 (20) 560 5001.
As an educational expert specialising in online learning, I have been writing blogs for Pluvo for 5 years. My focus is on powerful learning solutions for organisations. Universal Design for Learning and inclusive learning are my passion; I believe that education should be accessible and fun for everyone.
I've been combining my 35 years of HR experience with copywriting for over 15 years. And even then, I learn new things over and over again. That's what makes writing blogs for Pluvo so incredibly interesting!
