Training can be a costly process but it’s an important part of employee engagement and retention. With any training plan, leadership will want to know how much the training is going to cost, the profitability of the training, as well as what the value of it is to the organization overall.   That’s why proving return on investment (ROI) is a vital step in any training strategy. ROI helps leaders better understand how the efforts of the organization are performing and what changes need to be made to get the desired results. In this ebook, you’ll learn: The training costs of compliance, onboarding, and upskilling/reskilling  How much it will cost an organization if they don’t train employees  How to calculate ROI for new managers, compliance, and onboarding plans

A recent Fortune/Deloitte survey found that 71% of CEOs are anticipating that this year’s biggest business disrupter will be a skills shortage - costing businesses trillions of dollars by the end of the decade.    Finding the right kind of training to address the skills gap is a huge challenge. The marketplace is awash with traditional programs intended to boost a standard array of skillsets. But many of these won’t complement the specific transformation you’re looking to make. Especially as L&D teams are increasingly challenged to align learning programs to their organization’s strategic business goals.  How you choose to train your teams has never been more important. Learn why work-based learning is superior to traditional training and 6 key reasons businesses are embracing it to future-proof their business.

Over 25 Thinking Tools to Help Learners Scale

Organizations must commit to continually evaluating the employee learning experience and how technology is either making or breaking that experience. Is it disrupting their workflow? Is it hindering productivity? Do learners actually enjoy and find value in the programs they use? Is it making them better at their jobs? Is the work and time spent using systems having a positive impact on the business goals? These are questions that must be asked, assessed and acted upon. Download this eBook to learn how it’s done.

In high-consequence industries, accidents can lead to loss of life, general disruptions, or risks to safety. Imagine the business impact if your organization were suddenly unable to meet compliance, service, or production commitments. That’s not a position you want to be in. Keep these six things in mind as you make your contingency plans

Are games and gamification part of your learning strategy? We hope so. Game-based learning has been proven to increase employee participation, training enjoyment and knowledge retention. Perhaps your strategy is not quite right and consequently, you’re not seeing the desired results. We get it. The Game Agency interviewed five instructional designers about what could go wrong with a gamification strategy: They shared the 10 most common mistakes you may be making and how to fix them.

We now understand that gamification is more than throwing points, badges, and leaderboards at a program. And we’ve also peeked into the full potential of gamification with hundreds of possible mechanics, not to mention all the dynamics and other considerations that go into successful gamification. So where do we start? What do we have to have to create quality gamified programs, and what are the things we can add in later? This eBook provides some of the fundamental questions to inspire creative gamification design. It includes questions to ask yourself before you begin the gamification process, as well as questions to ask yourself continually throughout the process. Keep in mind, these questions will not apply to every situation and should be taken in context to what you are gamifying. Also, constant monitoring of feedback and metrics will be required as you slowly make incremental improvements, add new game features, and utilize new game mechanics.

Organizations that have successful learning programs are  very often ones that start learning right away — during  the onboarding phase. Having a fully integrated onboarding process and fully  integrated technology allows organizations to treat onboarding  as part of a holistic process designed to show value to new  employees (or employees in new roles), which has an impact on  organizational culture, employee resilience and business metrics such as customer satisfaction and even revenue.   Explore these concepts further in OpenSesame's newest eBook, "Onboarding in 2022 - What Has Changed and What Remains Critically Important."

Your organization’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion matters, and has for a long time. In recent months, contributing to an employee’s sense of Belonging is proving to be massively important. Belonging is one of the fastest growing influences on how your employees and prospective employees, customers, partners, and others view the organization. This plays an increasingly large role in their decision to pursue a role with the organization or to leave. This eBook provides guidance on how learning and development can and should play a role to influence how employees experience an organization’s DEI&B. This eBook makes a case for how and why learning and development can be an agent for shaping the culture of an organization. Learning can contribute to a sense of employee belonging by creating a culture of engagement, opportunity within the organization, and productivity. Ultimately, supporting employee belonging can make great strides toward employee retention. In this eBook, we focus on a few key issues around Belonging: Tying Belonging to Strategic Talent Outcomes A Belonging self-assessment guide Opportunity checklist for ways to improve Community building Creating space to respond to changes

According to a recent study by the Brandon Hall Group, most L&D leaders say their technology ecosystem is falling short - but why? Cultural changes including a remote/hybrid workplace, the new "metaverse," and the expectation of knowledge on-demand are forcing learning strategies to adapt. Innovations including virtual reality, augmented reality, microlearning, video-based practice, and machine learning are getting better results, so how do you prepare? If you haven’t already been asked already to implement these newer strategies, expect it. Get a jumpstart on building your next-generation learning technology ecosystem with this eBook.