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Bridge the Workforce Skills Gap with Mentoring

Chronus

Upskilling means adding on to employees’ existing skills with new ones, while reskilling involves teaching workers an entirely new set of skills often through experiential programs like mentoring, coaching or job shadowing. Create Impactful Mentoring Programs Mentoring can be a key piece of the skills gap puzzle for companies.

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25 Random Acts of Kindness for L&D Professionals

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Know a coworker who’s doing an amazing job? Write a stellar LinkedIn recommendation for someone you’ve worked with. Mentor someone. Or share them via Slack, email, or social media. Text someone you’ve been meaning to reach out to, just to let them know you’re thinking of them. Sing their praises to the boss! Compliment someone.

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Overcoming America’s Worker Shortage with Mentoring

Chronus

Mentoring offers a solution to labor shortages that maximizes companies’ existing workforce while also attracting new talent. Mentoring can help organizations close these gaps by leveraging their key contributors and most knowledgeable leaders. In early 2023, there were 10 million job openings and only 5.7

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LinkedIn Learning Hub – Product Review (Exclusive)

eLearning 24-7

LinkedIn Learning was hyping the “Hub” to be a new experience, an LXP with Skills and Experts. The marketing for the Hub really told a story, to the point, that it will be something so original, unique and well, even better than LinkedIn Learning. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Learning Hub Features.

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Can I Get a Mentor?

Association eLearning

I hate to say it, but medieval Europe might have had better job preparation than we do today. That’s on the job training in its purest form. Mentoring can help fill these gaps. Either way, a productive mentor-mentee relationship is rewarding for both parties. See if your alma mater is involved in mentoring. •

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How to Give Your People On-the-Job Training They Crave

Degreed

Take that knowledge and go one step further: Develop and improve your team by giving people time to develop skills through on-the-job training programs. On-the-job training is one of the most effective ways to spur that growth. What is on-the-job (OTJ) training? How can you integrate on-the-job training?

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How to promote ongoing online training in your organization

Docebo

Pair employees with a mentor. Everyone can benefit from a mentor—not just new employees. A mentor serves as someone who can offer support and guidance when necessary. Mentoring encourages social learning (which is a highly effective way to train employees without incurring additional training costs).