In today’s competitive business environment, effective training is crucial for both employee retention and business success.
According to a recent study 69% of UK leaders believe their organisation has a digital skills gap and 94% of employees would stay longer at a company if it invested in their training.
Retaining a company’s most invested and hard working employees is crucial to business development and if your company is not yet experiencing a skills gap 70% are expecting to experience one in the next year.
Let’s focus on some actionable strategies, things every business should be doing to avoid a this skills gap:
Conduct Needs Assessments: Regularly assess the training needs of each department to ensure the content is relevant and up-to-date, this is an important first step and one that can provide a initial framework for your company.
Build Departmental Training Lists: Creating departmental training lists of everything your employees could need. Your accounts team may need upgraded Excel Training while customer service team may require a base training on all excel packages.
Continuous Feedback Loop: Implement a system for gathering and acting on employee feedback to continually refine training needs.
Benefits:
Developing the various understanding, framework and steps for continuous development in your business has a variety of benefits.
- Employee happiness and retention
- Increased employee productivity
- Enhanced problem solving abilities
- Fewer disruptions and more innovative solutions.
What is it that we do?
ATL provides tailored training programs that can be taught to a range of departments as needed. Our bespoke training breaks down Microsoft software packages into modules, whatever the knowledge level, delivering the functions and skills that are suited to everyone and every business.
Real-World Scenarios: to help employees apply their learning in practical situations.
Collaborative Learning: Encourage teamwork and peer learning to enhance problem-solving skills.
Measurable Business Impact: We align our training outcomes with your business metrics. This alignment ensures a clear return on investment through improved performance, higher employee satisfaction, and measurable gains in efficiency.
In conclusion, investing in effective skills training is essential for business success and employee retention. By conducting needs assessments, building departmental training lists, and implementing continuous feedback loops, companies can bridge digital skills gaps and enhance productivity.
Ready to transform your training programs and see real results? Contact us today to learn more
Sources:
Microsoft Case Study- Unlocking the UK’s potential with digital skills
Microsoft Digital Skills