Training Industry Magazine - May/June 2020 - 3

KEN TAYLOR

FROM THE
EDITOR

CONSIDER APPLICATION
WHEN REDEFINING YOUR
TRAINING PROGRAMS

Before jumping into this edition of
Training Industry Magazine, I hope
this magazine finds you and yours
well, and you are adjusting to the new
normal. Our team produced this issue
of the magazine from their homes,
which has taught us quite a bit about
why we do things the way we do at
Training Industry.

64% OF LEARNING
LEADERS ARE
REPURPOSING THEIR
EXISTING TRAINING
PROGRAMS TO
SOME EXTENT.

During times of dramatic change -
like we are experiencing now - we
must reevaluate our current business
processes and consider how we may
need to adapt to move forward. This
edition of Training Industry Magazine
assembles a collection of perspectives
on how we can employ strategies to
ensure new skills are appropriately
and accurately applied on the job.
While we're still uncertain of the longterm impact of the pandemic on the
training industry, now is a great time
to reevaluate your training offerings to
ensure they are driving the intended
behavior change in your employees.
Our most recent study evaluating the
confidence levels of training managers
to execute on their current learning
and development (L&D) plans revealed
that only 36% of learning leaders are
confident with the training plans in
place. However, 59% of respondents
said they are reworking their current
plan or lack confidence in executing
it. Further, we found that 64% of these
learning leaders are repurposing
their existing training programs to

some extent. That reality affords us
the opportunity to take stock of what
programs we have in place and why
we are offering the training the way
we are.
To start, we must evaluate the
business reasons a training program
exists in the first place and identify
the business problems the program
is designed to solve. Programs that
impact the most important company
goals or are in place to reduce
company risk should be our top
priority. In the current climate, we have
new guidelines on how we deliver our
programs, how we practice new skills,
how we coach and mentor employees,
and how we reinforce learning over
time. These new restrictions will
need to account for the possibility
of less travel and continued social
distancing requirements.
While the future of training remains
uncertain, we hope this edition of
Training Industry Magazine provides
you with a few ideas to consider
as you define your company's new
training normal. I'd love to hear your
thoughts on the evolution of your
training programs. As always, please
send along any suggestions for us to
consider in future editions of Training
Industry Magazine.
Ken Taylor is president and editorin-chief of Training Industry, Inc.
Email Ken.

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