Does your organization struggle to find a balance between mandatory and elective training? In this webinar, Dean Pichee will discuss the challenges and benefits of both types of training and discuss how to find the balance you’ve been trying to achieve. He’ll provide real examples of what has worked for companies in the past and recommendations to help your organization succeed in the future. Key Learning Objectives: Current trends in employee training The benefits of mandatory and elective training. The importance of post-training reinforcement Gamification techniques

2. Presenting Today
Dean Pichee
President and CEO
BizLibrary
dean@bizlibrary.com
Erin Boettge
Content Marketing Manager
BizLibrary
eboettge@bizlibrary.com
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4. Trends in
Employee Training
- The Science of Learning
- The Importance of Learning Reinforcement
- Competency-Based Program Development
- Learning in The Cloud
- The Emergence of Video in Learning
- MicroLearning
- Increase in Self-Directed Learning

5. Trend #1: The Science of Learning

6. Trend #2: The Importance of Learning
Reinforcement

7. Trend #3: Competency-Based Program
Development

8. Trend #4: Learning in the Cloud

9. Trend #5: The Emergence of Video as the
Dominant Approach to Mobile Learning

10. Trend #6: MicroLearning

11. Trend #7: Self-Directed Learning

12. What current training trends
are impacting your
organization?
Let us know in chat.

13. Case Studies of Mandatory and Elective
Training Programs
Push Training Pull Training
Agriculture Professional Services Telecommunications Wholesale

14. "Push" & “Pull” Learning Blend

15. Self-Directed or "Pull" Learning
- Learner makes decisions
- Learner selects and carries out goals,
objectives methods and means
- Works for formal or informal approaches
- Encourages self-recognition

16. Other-Directed or “Push” Learning
- Supervisors sending employees to
required compliance training
- Someone else sets goals and
evaluations
- Most recognized form of learning
- Generic to accommodate needs of most
learners
- Not everyone may need it
- Could include employee development

17. Benefits of Push Learning
Large number of employees learn at once
Accurate, up-to-date content
Quicker ramp up for employees
Can include a variety of training methods
conforming to adult learning principles

18. Benefits of Pull Learning
Less costly/more time efficient
More personal/less intimidating
SME can be more willing to share knowledge
Employees less resistant to learning

19. Low Learner
Completion
High Learner
Engagement
Long
Runway to
Success
High Leaner
Appreciation
Suited for
Just In Time
Learning
High Learner
Completion
Short
Runway to
Success
Low Learner
Appreciation
Suited for
Compliance
Training
Low Learner
Engagement
PUSH PULL

20. Learner Engagement
PullPush
More engaged
Understands the power of knowledge
Risk: Content won’t be viewed
Get learner buy-in
Risk: Poor perception of required learning
from past experience

21. Suited For Which Type of Training
Just in Time
Training
Compliance
Training
vs

22. Learner Appreciation
Push
Pull

23. Runway to Success
ss Pull
ss Push

24. Bob Mosher Jane Hart Jay Cross Marcia Conner Roger Schank
The Experts Weigh In…

25. The Case for Formal, Push Training
- Reflect the real world
- Help employees know what
they need to know
- Help achieve company goals

26. Which statement best describes
your organization’s learning
strategy?
a) More Push Learning
b) More Pull Learning
c) 50/50 Balance Between Push
and Pull

27. Adding Pull Strategies to Push Learning
Strategies
Adding Push Strategies to Pull Learning
Strategies

28. Use a Curated Playlist

29. Keep Score

30. Push Notifications

31. MicroLearning

32. Making the Case for MicroLearning
Decentralized
Workforce
On-demand
Access
Adapt to
Changing
Needs

33. Use Social

34. Learning Reinforcement

36. The Forgetting Curve with Learning Reinforcement

37. Push & Pull – Getting the Right Mix

38. Video Course: Learning Retention Strategies

39. Interactive Video: Beginning Development for Training Programs

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41. Stay in Touch
Thanks for attending, feel free to reach out and connect!
Erin Boettge
Content Marketing Manager
BizLibrary
eboettge@bizlibrary.com
Dean Pichee
President and CEO
BizLibrary
dean@bizlibrary.com