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9 in 10 Training Leaders Say Virtual Learning Will Tackle Skills Shortfall

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Study into cloud technology for training brings surprising results. The research covered such issues as barriers to adoption, attitudes towards live online learning, adoption trends, and much more.

Concerns over skills shortages in the workplace have overtaken flexible working to become the number one driver for companies procuring live online learning resources like virtual classrooms and virtual conferencing, according a new study due for release next month.

Produced collaboratively by learning provider REDTRAY and benchmarking organisation Towards Maturity, the new study collates the thoughts, opinions and intentions of over 180 Learning and Development professionals across the UK.

While delivering a better, more flexible environment for employees is the biggest challenge that learning and development experts want to address with online resources today, the new data suggests that training professionals are re-evaluating the capabilities offered by the technology they procure. They increasingly expect the Internet to work harder for them in more demanding business areas.

Addressing skills shortages is just one of the fast growing areas of need that L&D professionals now believe their online resources should be able to tackle. The potential of live online resources to speed up the induction process for new starters is the other fast developing driver according to the study’s respondents.

Top 5 training challenges addressed with live online learning today
1. Accommodating remote/flexible working practices
2. Ensuring compliance
3. Rolling out new IT systems and processes
4. Skills shortages
5. Increasing IT skills

Top 5 training challenges live online learning will help address in the future
1. Skills shortages
2. Accommodating remote/flexible working practices
3. Speeding up induction for new starters
4. Rolling out new IT systems and processes
5. Insuring compliance

As the research shows the top challenge for organisations today, which they are addressing with live online learning, is accommodating a flexible work environment. But skills shortages now are on top of the challenges organisations want to tackle with live online learning environments in the future.

Issued today as part of the build up to October’s Harnessing Live Online Learning activities, the “Top 5 challenges learning and development leaders believe live online learning can help them address next” snapshot is just one of dozens of new facts figures, statistics and insights scheduled for public release next month when the new study is published.

Pre-order the new report and book a spot at the Harnessing live online learning webinar on October 5 (spaces are limited).

For more visit the Harnessing live online website.

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