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Many expect large portions of the jobs and roles in their organizations to be disrupted over the next couple of years. Although upskilling is a high organizational priority today, according to our research, most organizations still lack the learning and development (L&D) prowess and processes to meet the moment. This report examines in detail, the drivers, barriers, and impact of the market and technology (such as AI) on L&D function.

Did you know?

• Effective upskilling relies on a high-quality L&D function. Yet, only 21% give high marks to the overall quality of their L&D efforts (eight or above on a ten-point scale).
• A sizeable majority of respondents (77%) expect upskilling to become either more important or much more important over the next two years.
• Just 49% match learning to future talent requirements.

HR Research Institute Research Report and Infographic

Most of today’s employers are failing to keep up with the employee demand for development opportunities, our new research shows. So why aren’t organizations having better success in this area? This report explores the challenges to good career development and also the practices that organizations adopt to meet those challenges.

Download and read the full report with key takeaways from this annual research to learn insights and strategies you can apply to your organization.

Did you know?

• Only 42% say their career development processes are effective, and the same is true for internal mobility processes.
• Just 19% say HR has good metrics associated with career development.
• Two-thirds of the organizations have adopted goal and performance review loops.

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It's critical right now for organizations to prioritize workforce learning and development, stay updated on the latest and most effective learning technologies, innovative processes, and LMS solutions to prepare for the future, keep employees happy and motivated, and avoid costly skills gaps. We invite you to download and read the full report with key takeaways from this annual research to learn how these outcomes and insights may apply to your organization. .

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• Most respondents (83%) agree or strongly agree that learning technologies play a critical role in L&D in their organization
• Just 42% agree or strongly agree that their employees are satisfied with the learning technologies and just 36% say their learning technologies are well integrated with one another
• Respondents say the most important factors driving learning in their organization are:
  • employee career development (62%)
  • new skills development (49%)
  • increased employee engagement (47%)

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• The perceived importance of coaching and mentoring is on the rise. Since last year, there has been an eighteen percent increase in the number of respondents who agree or strongly agree that coaching is an important practice in their organization, and a sixteen percent increase in those who feel the same about mentoring.
• Forty percent of respondents have relied on virtual coaching and mentoring to a large degree due to the increase in hybrid/remote work.
• Only 46% of respondents agree or strongly agree that they provide specific training in coaching skills to leaders/managers, and even fewer (41%) say the same for mentoring skills.

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• Few organizations have a strong culture of learning: just one in three feel employees are satisfied with their organization’s learning culture
• The good news is that organizations have ideas about which upskilling methods and technologies are most effective - the top three being: on-the-job learning (74%) coaching and mentoring (58%) blended learning (49%)
• According to respondents, the five most glaring weaknesses of current learning technologies include:
  • a lack of personalization
  • insufficient ability to customize
  • the poor ability to integrate with other systems
  • a limited collaboration functionality
  • a lack of xAPI conformance

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Did you know?

• Only 42% of respondents say they look to internal candidates first when filling open positions.
• While 91% of organizations have either a formal or informal succession plan, only 48% say their organization is effective or very effective at managing succession.
• Half of respondents say the financial resources devoted to employee development have increased a little or a lot over the past six months, and 60% say the same about the amount of time.

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Did you know?

• When asked how HR professionals would rate their own capability in their current role, we found that 30% rate themselves as expert and a further 39% say they are proficient.
• About two-fifths of HR professionals have a master’s degree (37%) and a sizeable proportion also have either a bachelor’s degree (32%) or an associate’s degree (9%).
• An overwhelming number of HR experts rely on articles or white papers (84%) or conferences (80%) when learning new skills. Articles, white papers and conferences often give access to expert knowledge in the field and feature information on current and future trends.