Younger workers tend to be more affected than older workers, with 93% of Gen Zs, 87% of Millennials, 79% of Gen X and 71% of Boomers reporting negative impacts.
According to Amazon Workplace Intelligence study, almost 80% of employees are concerned they lack the skills and 70% of employees are concerned they lack the education to advance their careers, and 58% believe their skills have gone stale since the pandemic...
On the positive side of the coin, study of 1,357 employees and HR leaders by Talent LMS and SHRM found 76% of people would be more likely to stay with company that offers continuous training.
And for job seekers, nearly 87% said development program would be critical and 88% said abundance of career opportunities would be the priority, according to Amazon Workplace Intelligence study..
The generational lens is interesting to place on this issue as well — and survey from Oyster found Gen Z rated the opportunity for development as the important attribute of work.
In fact, 88% of employees say they're motivated to improve their skills and 83% of people say it's among their top priorities — so the time is right for employers to demonstrate commitment to learning and development..
Multiple points of research have found choice and control are associated with greater levels of engagement and satisfaction — and the area of learning and development is perfect place to give people plenty of autonomy about what they learn.
These percentages can give you sense of what people want, and of course the best approach will be to offer variety of programs and then give people options to choose what's most important for them, their team and the ways they can contribute to the organization. #3 - Don't Mistake Scale for Effectiveness.
Another of the mistakes companies can make in learning and development programs is to put too much emphasis on getting large numbers of people through training, rather than on creating great training experiences.
In, Talent LMS SHRM study found 27% of people want training to be more social — with the benefits of learning.
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