{"id":21419,"date":"2022-10-13T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=21419"},"modified":"2023-04-22T15:21:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:21:21","slug":"can-you-learn-on-the-job-whilst-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/can-you-learn-on-the-job-whilst-working-from-home","title":{"rendered":"Can you Learn on The job Whilst Working From Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Back in 2020, I shared some tips on how businesses could create learning opportunities<\/a> and programmes for their virtual employees working from home.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

At the time, a lot of businesses that weren\u2019t used to allowing (most) employees to work from home had to scramble to adapt to lockdown-enforced virtual working.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In 2022, many organisations have adopted hybrid working, partly because they\u2019ve realised the business benefits of employees working from home and partly because many employees don\u2019t want to work in the office full-time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How is that affecting learning and development?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One study (by 360Learning<\/a>) that asked employees and L&D leaders about learning opportunities found that the picture was complicated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

While 70% of L&D professionals preferred to offer online learning, only 29% of employees said it was their preferred method of learning. But things really get interesting when you delve into why.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Most people (61%) said that they preferred to learn from watching their teammates (so, shadowing, for example). Fifty-nine per cent favoured coaching and mentoring. Both can easily be included as part of a virtual learning programme.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It seems like the real issue when it comes to online learning for most respondents was a lack of regular feedback and support – 67% said that their L&D needs weren\u2019t identified until annual review time – and a lack of time, with 47% saying they couldn\u2019t fit the learning into their work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

While independent learning is a great tool to add to your L&D offering, it\u2019s not something that suits everyone, and even the most independent learners need support, guidance and goals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How can you create an effective virtual learning programme that people love?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n