Reach and Achieve Associates and Shared Results International completed a market research study on e-learning in 2006.
Here were some of our key findings:
How ALIGNED are your e-LEARNING programs with your organization’s BUSINESS OBJECTIVES? (40.6% - positive)
How SATISFIED are you that your organization's current approach to e-LEARNING is helping to achieve BUSINESS OBJECTIVES? (28.1%) [No one chose “Very Satisfied”]
How Important / Effective is Each e-Learning Feature?
DESCRIPTION
Manager Involvement
Having manager involved in the individual's e-learning for reinforcement and coaching (87% Important 31% Effective)
Encouraging manager / employee conversations about what training to take and why (85% Important 28% Effective)
Having managers share insight on the effectiveness of the training for the individual (88% Important 21% Effective)
Helping managers have discussions that tie what they learned to business objectives (91% Important 28% Effective)
Individualizing Learning
Identifying an individual's needs before deciding on training (90% Important 43% Effective)
Relating the learning to an individual's job (88% Important 43% Effective)
Ensuring training supports an individual's performance goals (85% Important 50% Effective)
Having 360 / assessment tools for individual development part of e-learning (50% Important 12% Effective)
Our conclusion from these findings suggest that organizations lack an integrated solution helping managers and employees plan, execute and talk about how to align e-learning with business results.
As a result of this research we are designing a program - AlignedResults that we think meets these needs. Stay tuned for further information on this.
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