{"id":133687,"date":"2021-03-09T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/blog\/what-online-corporate-training-will-look-like\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:17:10","slug":"what-online-corporate-training-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/en\/blog\/what-online-corporate-training-will-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What online corporate training will look like in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, corporate training has become a crucial factor in the success of many companies. HR and L&D departments from all industries have come to recognize how closely tied quality training is to results, and this shows at all organizational levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

79% of CEOs worldwide<\/span><\/a> have expressed their concern about the lack of core skills in their workforce and how that could affect their organization’s growth in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

To tackle this concern, many companies are investing heavily in e-learning moving into 2021. According to a survey carried out by Gamelearn of 1,000 professionals working in HR<\/a>, 60% of companies will be increasing their online training budget this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Contradictions<\/a><\/p>\n

With emphasis being placed on a few key aspects: digital training, change management for the \u201cnew normal,\u201d and the need for new formats and skills. How will companies tackle them? Let\u2019s examine a few trends to see what some of the main features of training plans will be this year:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Innovative e-learning formats<\/span><\/h2>\n

Gone are the days of <\/span>traditional e-learning<\/span><\/a>. Employees these days demand innovative formats capable of teaching them useful content and keeping them motivated to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the most popular solutions are<\/span> game-based learning<\/span><\/a> and, more specifically, <\/span>corporate training through video games, whose 44.4% growth rate was the highest of all the training solutions in 2020.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Additionally, <\/span>80% of employees in the United States consider game-based learning to be the best format for generating engagement<\/span><\/a>, and companies have utilized that allure to achieve training results never before seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Continuous training via learning pathways<\/span><\/h2>\n

If training helps staff perform better, why only focus on it once, maybe twice a year?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to get the most out of your time and resources, continuous training ensures your teams have the tools and skills they need all year round.<\/span> Learning pathways<\/span><\/a> that focus on a variety of training areas to sharpen skills will undoubtedly be one of the most widely used resources by HR departments this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Gamification paired with instructional design<\/span><\/h2>\n

One of the most powerful combinations that we can find in corporate training is the duo of gamification and <\/span>instructional design<\/span><\/a>. The latter is useful in combining different elements of learning and ensuring they work well together, while the former, gamification, has been proven to:<\/span><\/p>\n