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How observational assessments can benefit the workplace

CLO Magazine

What are observational assessments? This method of testing is often most impactful in scenarios that are difficult to measure using “traditional” assessments. For example, a maintenance engineer might be assessed on diagnosing faulty machinery, or a forklift truck driver demonstrating control of the vehicle.

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Industry insight: Blockchaining to track current and potential employees’ skills

CLO Magazine

The higher education industry is exploring blockchain as a way for students to record and track their educational experiences, and offers promise for verification of courses taken, assignments completed, attendance and degrees completed, which is only a step away from the skilling challenges organizations are facing.

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The New CLO: From Bailing Water to Charting a New Course

eLearningMind

CLOs take on a wide variety of tasks across their respective organizations, but ultimately they are responsible for developing a framework for organizational learning, culture, and internal growth. These are big tasks with big expectations, and the CLO now plays a critical role in shaping organizations for the future.

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CLO Roadmaps: Collaborative Learning

CLO Magazine

Leaders can then complete competency assessments to establish baselines and identify training to further develop these competencies,” said Mike Gaines, director of strategic alliances at Halogen. Link learning initiatives to clear business objectives, then track them. Invite business leaders to learning teamwork sessions.

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The CLO’s role in leveraging technology to transform L&D

CLO Magazine

In this article, we will explore the role of a CLO in harnessing technology to revolutionize L&D initiatives and drive organizational growth. As technology continues to reshape the L&D landscape, the role of the CLO has evolved from a mere facilitator to that of a strategic driver of organizational growth.

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Build a future-ready organization with the Five Leadership Superpowers

CLO Magazine

The executive team and the CLO As Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here.” The CLO has two critical and integrated roles to fill: As a member of the leadership team, participates in and guides efforts to become a high-performing, future-fit team. As CLO, leads and oversees the learning and development function.

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

CLO Magazine

CBE uses professionally aligned assessments — which can take a variety of forms — to measure the learner’s skill set. Corporate trainers are leveraging their own short-form assessments to measure skills and track how quickly employees are learning new ones.