Accelerate employee
Time to competency
Reduce Training Time and
Onboard Employees Faster
Technology has come a long way to support the learning and development of today’s workforce. It’s time technology is better used to decrease the time to competency.
Traditional new hire training typically involves one-on-one training with the manager, classroom sessions, and paper documentation – a vast amount of overwhelming information for new employees.
Outdated and Out of Touch
Ideal Methods
The desire for a more efficient way of onboarding that relieves pressure on team members and gets the new hire as a productive teammate is present across all industries.
Ideal Methods
Outdated and Out of Touch
Digital platforms that allow access to consistent, media-rich content, gives new hires the opportunity to create the confidence needed to become a competent employee.
The Modern Solution
The Modern Solution
Ideal Methods
Designing for competency
Learning is more than simply relaying information. There’s a science to the development of courses and training paths, as well as the length and mode of delivery.
Factors to consider when designing an effective training program:
Length of courses (e.g., microlearning)
60%
The Journal of Applied Psychology found that microlearning makes learning 17% more effective
Microlearning : the process of delivering bite-sized content to learners that they can consume all at once and apply the knowledge immediately.
source: ej4
Variety of learning formats (print, video, interactive quizzes or assessments)
Gamification for healthy competition
17%
43%
Gamification shows a 60% increase in learner engagement & 43% enhancement of employee productivity
source: Gartner Research
Scalable to accommodate needs of the entire workforce
Adoption feasibility (i.e., simplicity of use)
Mobile accessibility of content
eLearning boosts retention rates by 25% - 60%, compared to 8% - 10% for traditional, face-to-face training
eLearning requires 40% - 60% less employee time than classroom training
25%
60%
8%
10%
40%
60%
source: Research Institute of America
source: Brandon Hall Group
Sharpen Retention with Technology
Compared to paper-based training methods, digital platforms bring a familiar experience leading to increased engagement for employees.
New Hire Training
New hire training is the critical first step in any employee’s journey, setting the tone for their satisfaction and tenure at a company.
Employee engagement and satisfaction coincides with goal setting. Companies who set attainable goals prevents employees from getting overwhelmed and provides the confidence needed to succeed in their new role.
2x
54%
Companies with structured and standardized onboarding processes experience 54% higher productivity from their newly employed and twice as high level of engagement.
higher productivity
engagement
source: Forbes
42%
According to IBM, new hire training programs that effectively prepare employees to competently perform their job function could result in 42% higher retention
higher retention
PlayerLync in action
Managers can set up the employee’s profile and assign training based on their role prior to starting, easing pressure on first day training activities for new employees, managers, and co-workers.
New employees can log in right away, view their learning queue and begin the coursework, complete with a variety of media formats from video and hybrid media pieces, to e-learning courses.
Preparation
Onboarding
Deploy interactive media and content on a mobile device, making it easy for new employees to complete their work or reference materials in a familiar medium. Additionally, both manager and employee can view data, and address any questions or concerns to continually improve as a valuable member of your team.
Ongoing Support
This modern take on new hire training accelerates time to competency and reduces the burden on managers and co-workers to deliver consistent, timely training.
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Learn more about using PlayerLync to onboard employees and decrease the time to competency for your workforce.
source: the Society for Human Resource Management
