Learner engagement is critical to the success of your learning program and has the power to transform both your employees’ careers and your organization. Employees dedicated to skills development go beyond their comfort zones to learn the new skills needed to stay competitive and adapt in a changing workplace.
Read this checklist of practical engagement ideas to help you multiply the value of your organization’s learning program in manageable ways, for learning teams of all sizes.
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1. Assign courses to employees and teams
It’s a simple solution to a common employee question: “What do I learn first?” Assign courses relevant to an employee’s career goals - or a learning path to upskill a team for an upcoming project. This creates a compelling reason for your employees to engage with learning.
2. Share top courses
Dig into your Udemy Business analytics to identify popular courses, and share that list with employees. By doing this on a regular basis, you’ll help employees answer the question: “What are others in my company learning - and what do I learn next?”
3. Reveal top learners
Recognize your power learners. Whether it’s a call-out in a company meeting or an announcement of the quarter’s most prolific learners in an internal forum, show gratitude for those engaged in learning. Other employees will take notice of the value placed on upskilling and follow suit.
4. Host book-club style course discussions
Create monthly course clubs to encourage functional teams or employees with similar career goals to learn together. Like a book club, each employee reviews the material independently and then gathers together with a group to share learnings.
5. Highlight new courses
Regularly share the latest courses and content with your workforce so that employees know there’s something new to learn when they log in to Udemy Business or your learning management system (LMS).
6. Create an internal learning channel
If your company uses a messaging platform for internal communication, create a channel for employees to talk about the latest course they took. Schedule weekly channel prompts that encourage employees to share what they’ve learned and how a new skill is helping them perform better.
7. Offer flexible learning
Help employees fit learning in throughout their work day by offering courses on a mobile app, so they can learn on-the-go, or whenever they have a few free minutes.
8. Reserve five minutes of daily learning
Even short, consistent time spent learning can advance your workforce’s skills. Schedule five minutes every morning on your team’s calendars for learning. That’s 25 minutes per week and 100 minutes per month.
9. Schedule learning reminders
Schedule regular reminders in Udemy Business that encourage employees to get back into their learning tool and pick up where they left off — or start developing a new skill.
10. Link career goals to tailored learning paths
Ongoing learning doesn’t only benefit the company. Use learning paths to target employees’ personal career objectives, and make completion of these paths part of their quarterly goals.
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