Month: May 2021

Back on track

 

It’s the resumption. Business activities resume, terraces are alive again and the subway is full again. We are finally seeing the end of the crisis, and we cross our fingers while writing this. This unprecedented period arouses excitement but also interrogations about the best way to support employees, as the stakes are crucial.

How can we create the ideal conditions for this resumption? What are the best practices to adopt? What about employee motivation? How will remote working be organized from now on?

For more than a year, we have evolved in an uncertain and worrying climate that has changed the usual reference points for collective and individual interests. We made one while being apart. And this has not been without consequences on the general mood and hope for the future.

While it is now time to reunite gradually and (re)discover our habits, some might find it confusing. Whatever happens, humans get used to everything, and finally, it is returning to normal that might seem abnormal.

The revolution that this crisis has brought to light is mainly that of remote working, leading to hybrid work. And as individuals, this crisis has taught us that adaptation is an essential ability. We know that the world changes, but it is also unpredictable. Training is an effective response to this.

Indeed, without the right support, resumption can be hard, both individually and collectively. That’s why we’ve designed the Back on Track playlist, to answer these questions and ensure that your employees return to the office in the best possible condition.

To get back on track, our dedicated playlist contains the following courses:

  • Adapt in all circumstances

Test your adaptability – Coorpacademy
Learning to Learn – Learn Assembly
Boost your learning abilities – Science & Vie

  • Manage effectively

Take a fresh look at your management style – O. Sibony
Making Quick and Effective Decisions – Dunod

  • Work better together

Remote Working: From Theory to Best Practices – E.Eyrolles
Motivating your team – Video Arts
30 Ways to Make More Time – Video Arts

And to discover our entire catalog, click here

Audiolearning: a media that makes noise

 

Do you use voice messages instead of sending a text? You can’t live without Alexa, Siri, or another voice assistant? Indeed, our uses have changed since audio became part of our lives. To meet these new expectations, Coorpacademy investigated this popular format.

Learn how to provide an offer of engaging and efficient training podcasts and audio content! To better understand this phenomenon, discover our e-book on The rise of audiolearning, or learn about the key topics covered in this 2021 study through this article.

The podcast, a growing format

You can listen to it anywhere, whenever and it lasts an average of 25 minutes: the podcast. Born in the early 2000s, this downloadable digital audio content has experienced an exponential rise in recent years. With the use of cell phones and the unprecedented situation of lockdown, the audience today represents 90 million listeners per month. A trend that is not likely to decline: estimations project it will double by 2023. Investing in this medium becomes essential, as audio content is in demand and appreciated.

Learn by listening: it’s easy, engaging, and effective

Podcasts cover different uses: they can inform, entertain or immerse their audience in life stories. Yet, 74% of listeners want to learn new things quickly and screen-free! With an increase of 135,000 educational podcasts produced in 2020, this format is leading the way. Following the lockdown, audiolearning has taken off, and the offer is even wider! Lending itself to the art of storytelling, podcasts provide better memorization, and engagement rates are excellent: 93% of people listen to podcasts in their entirety or almost.

The multiplication of media allows us to solicit all of our senses and therefore to make our brain work! No scientific theory corroborates the popular misconception that everyone is rather “visual” or “auditory”. Sylvia Koenig, Director of Digital Learning at our partner Bookboon (world’s leading publisher of ebooks and audio learning for professionals) reminds us, audiolearning is like reading and it does not differ for the brain if the word is spoken or read.

What are the main audiolearning formats and their advantages?

Available in various formats such as interviews, talks, or stories, audiolearning is a fresh way of learning. Audiobooks are also flourishing and can be a real audio pleasure, even on “corporate” subjects! Beyond the diversity of formats audio content offers us, it has many advantages: easy to carry, you can listen to it at your own pace, and be able to multitask while listening. It satisfies listeners to be free of any screen, to learn informally, and find real flexibility to integrate learning moments into their busy schedule.

Download our e-book The rise of audiolearning to find a detailed typology of audio content, a podcasts’ selection dealing with major business transformations, a guide to best practices, and an overview of all opportunities offered by this format. Learn how to create and/or integrate an audiolearning offer for your training!

Future of Jobs: The top 10 skills to be developed by 2025

In October 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its third edition of the “Future of Jobs” report. It analyzes future trends of labor markets and provides essential information to guide employers and workers for forthcoming opportunities.

By listing the upcoming top 10 crucial skills, the report gives a better understanding of the challenges companies and workers will face within the next five years. It enables training managers, HR directors, and executives to take action by preparing their workforce to face tomorrow’s uncertainty. It helps keep pace with the crucial transformations that companies will encounter in a constantly changing world.

The World Economic Forum warns the job market will experience a major shift by 2025. As the COVID-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives, it will not be without consequences for the labor market. The report states that workers will face two considerable disruptions by 2025: job losses due to increased automation and the economic impact of the crisis we are still experiencing. These disruptions in the labor market could displace approximately 85 million jobs. By comparison, the second edition of the report published in 2018 predicted a shift of 75 million jobs by 2025.

In the coming years, millions of workers will face both reskilling and upskilling challenges to meet the upcoming needs of the labor market and their job’s transformation. The least we can say is that employees have understood this! According to the report, between 2019 and 2020, there will be 4 times more individuals seeking to learn online through their initiative. By 2025, the report estimates that 16% of the retraining of employees in companies will rely on online training platforms.

Innovative thinking, complex problem-solving skills, and active learning techniques that engage learners are critical competencies today. As predicted in the 2018 edition of the report, those top 3 skills are still must-haves and will remain by 2025.

Back when the former edition of the “Future of Jobs” report got published, our training catalog already covered over 90% of the must-haves skills identified for 2022. With an average of 3 complete training courses by skills, we now cover 100% of the competencies that will establish the future of jobs! 

What are the 10 key skills of tomorrow’s labor market ?

        1. Analytical thinking and innovation
        2. Active learning and learning strategies
        3. Complex problem-solving
        4. Critical thinking and analysis
        5. Creativity, originality and initiative
        6. Leadership and social influence
        7. Technology use, monitoring and control
        8. Technology design and programming
        9. Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility
        10. Reasoning, problem-solving and ideation

Data used in the WEF report was collected over a nine-month period, from January to September 2020. It includes 291 unique answers from global companies. The data collectively represents over 7.7 million employees worldwide. For more details about the method, you can read the report available here.

 

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