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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. So, how does an employee skills database benefit your business?

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Formal Learning All the Way.Baby

Kapp Notes

There has been a lot of talk about formal vs. informal learning in the educational blogosphere and when it comes right down to it, formal learning is the most effective. Recently, I was touring a nuclear power plant training facility and had a chance to see the room where operators are trained. The training is all formalized.

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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. We'll break them down below: Training and development. Training and development.

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How companies can Improve their Talent Development and employee retention

Matrix

As such, a vital part of your ongoing management and human resources (HR) strategy needs to be focused on effective talent development. Simply giving your employees the basic training they need to perform tasks isn’t enough. Work with your HR department to formalize your commitment to values and ethics in your onboarding documents.

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The Top 3 ingredients for motivating employees in tough times

Matrix

Read more: Boosting learning outcomes through competency-based training. Effective leaders empower employees by allowing them the freedom to make choices. Not only will this increase their sense of self-worth, but there’s also a good chance it will lead to better or more informed decisions.

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Getting Learners to Collaborate in a Virtual Learning Environment

ScholarLMS

Participants in educational and training courses learn to appreciate and value the contribution of each team member. They also learn to share their knowledge and apply it suitably when working as a group. Share experiences and knowledge. Work in groups. Course Design. Tools and Technology.

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Performance Support in 2015

Tony Karrer

We are already seeing this in terms of lots of startups aimed at particular elements of knowledge work. See Does Deliberative Practice Lead to Quick Proficiency? This is going to first take the form of hundreds of thousands of different little applications that each provide performance support for particular tasks.