Not That Old Chestnut!
If all the training requests that come in to learning and
development departments following appraisal rounds were voting
slips then it’s pretty
easy to guess where the landslide would fall – Time Management.
People in organisations across the UK struggle to manage their
time, and they feel that their employers should do more to help
them address the need. Many even view a Time Management course as
a good way to pick up a nice new diary system on the company
budget. Yet when a series of courses are laid on to meet the
expressed need the drop out rate is huge.
It’s an unfortunate truism that people who most need to learn more
about time management cancel time management courses at short
notice because they just don’t have the time to attend.
A customer joked with us recently that he’d love to run an
assertiveness programme for many of his employees, but the people
who needed the input just weren’t assertive enough to put their
names forward for the course.
Other employees in other organisations are using aggressive and
bullying behaviour to get what they want. Meanwhile their HR teams
are dealing with increasing stress related absences, harassment
and constructive dismissal claims from employees who have suffered
as a result of inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. These
employees wouldn’t dream of attending an assertiveness skills
workshop as they see such programmes as being for ‘wimps’, and may
even find that their managers reinforce that view. However, their
learning need is just as great.
So how can Learning and Development teams provide high quality
learning for people who need it, at the time that they need it,
cost effectively without incurring venue cancellation fees, or
causing unnecessary stress or embarrassment to employees?
Structured Training’s E-Learning allows Learning and Development
functions to provide a wide range of popular programmes to all
employees for a fixed price. Demand can be managed throughout the
year and employees can learn at their own pace, taking control of
their own development. Structured Training can then provide vital
data on usage rates, popular requests and achievements,
highlighting areas where extra work may be needed. This frees the
organisation to invest time and money in tailored workshops that
meet the unique needs of the business.
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