By Gary Dawson
Ask any HR leader or business owner what keeps them up at night, and “training that actually works” is usually on the list. Too often, employee development still means a single workshop, a certificate, and hope. But hope is not a strategy, neither is a training calendar built one event at a time.
That is the thinking behind blended learning: pairing live, facilitator led instruction with on demand digital content employees can revisit long after the session ends. It is not a passing trend. According to research from the Association for Talent Development, 71 percent of talent development professionals report that at least half of the learning happening in their organizations is already blended, and roughly three in four expect that share to keep climbing over the next two years. The direction is clear. Organizations that treat learning as an ongoing system, not a single event, are the ones building capability that compounds year after year.
That is exactly the thinking behind two exciting additions coming to EANE. EANE Training Today, our new member exclusive learning management system, gives every employee on demand access to a growing catalog covering leadership, HR compliance, workforce readiness, and wellness, on their own schedule, from any device.
And RightTrack Development pairs that platform with custom built courses, live sessions, and team coaching grounded in tools like DiSC and CliftonStrengths, so insight turns into lasting behavior, not just a binder on a shelf. Together, they give our member organizations the depth of an in-house learning function, minus the overhead of building one from scratch.
It is time to stop thinking about training as an event and start thinking about development as a journey.
Ready to put your people on the right track? Reach out to Gary Dawson at [email protected] to learn more about EANE Training Today and RightTrack Development.
Source: Association for Talent Development, “ATD Research: Blended Learning Can Have a Significant Impact on Learning,” td.org, September 25, 2024. https://www.td.org/content/press-release/atd-research-blended-learning-can-have-a-significant-impact-on-learning