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Mapping and measuring skills: How competency-based education can inform corporate learning

CLO Magazine

Meanwhile, many companies are worrying about a potential recession, as their executives brace for scrutiny of all budgets, including their learning and development budgets. But how can organizations be certain that skills-based education and training in the workplace is effective today and over the long haul?

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How to Become a Digital CLO

CLO Magazine

She said her biggest shift came in the early 2000s, when the economy was struggling and budgets for corporate travel dried up. “We Forward thinking CLOs saw it as an opportunity to help build the strategy of the company, but others cowered,” she explained. “It Tags: digital CLO , engagement , LMS. Be a Change Agent.

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Chief Learning Officer: The Owner of Training Management

Training Orchestra

The title of Chief Learning Officer (CLO) may not be as widely known as other C-suite members, but its importance is perhaps more significant now than ever before. When offered the job of Chief Education Officer at General Electric, Steve Kerr joked that he would also be the company’s CEO, alongside Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch.

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One dollar, many outcomes: The multifaceted outcomes of employee education programs

CLO Magazine

You’re likely managing multiple budget lines — already predestined for leadership development, DEI investments and targeted upskilling — while each stakeholder you’re working with is expressing their desire for preferred vendors in each space. It’s also causing budgets to balloon. Encouraging employee engagement with education.

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Broken or just bruised? Why traditional executive education is struggling, and how the right program can help

CLO Magazine

It’s no secret that traditional executive education models suffer from an in-built cognitive dissonance: Namely, that academic “classes” are, by nature, less-than-optimal substitutes for real-world scenarios. Unfortunately, this isn’t executive education’s only pitfall. You only learn to hit a baseball by going to batting practice. .

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The face of higher education is changing

CLO Magazine

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 1970, 2.57 There’s a critical opportunity for higher education to serve students beyond the stereotypical college-age learner. Some universities have already begun pursuing flexible options for educating traditional and nontraditional learners. million and 3.28

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Origin Learning Wins the 2014 Chief Learning Officer Gold Award for Excellence in Social Learning

Origin Learning

Its these set of features and effective use for training that has helped win the CLO award. About Origin Learning: The company behind Konnect, is a learning solutions, services and products company for corporate, publishers and educational institutions.