Change is underway in today’s workplace turning corporate learning inside out. People want to learn differently – just-in-time and on-the-job, rather than in a classroom. Business leaders are prioritising learning and expect results. Technology makes it possible to deliver on-demand, collaborative and bite-sized learning that is available anytime, anywhere. So let’s explore the trends and issues in learning today through the infographic below

1. EXPLORING
Business leaders want to see results...
What are the barriers
to demonstrating learning ROI?
Employees are finding different ways
to meet their learning needs:
LEARNING TODAY
WHAT DOES LEARNING LOOK LIKE
IN ORGANISATIONS TODAY?
ARE ORGANISATIONS KEEPING UP
WITH LEARNING NEEDS?
HOW SHOULD WE ENGAGE LEARNERS
TO DELIVER BUSINESS RESULTS?
Organisations are
investing over
$130bn in learning &
development globally...(3)
96% of the C-suite want
to know the value of
learning... (5)
Two thirds of
Learning professionals
have trouble engaging
employees(7)
Sharing knowledge
is the #1 learning
preference of
employees today(5)
Collaborative, social
learning
54% of employees
want to learn
anywhere, anytime(7)
Mobile-optimised
learning
Our average
attention span is
now shorter than
a goldfish at 8.25
seconds(14)
Bite-sized
microlearning
People have very
little time for
learning – less than
1% of their working
week(15)
On-demand based
learning
87% of employees say that sharing
knowledge with their team is critical
for learning(7)
Only 34% of L&D organisations are
investing in social learning tools(7)
80% of people use their mobile
phone to search for information(9)
and 99% of mobile learners believe
the mobile format enhanced
their learning(10)
Only 10% of companies have a
significant mobile learning offering
(11)
and only 6% rate themselves as
‘excellent’ at providing
mobile learning(12)
Employees want information
in short, sharp bursts. Nearly
70% learn from peers or by
reading blogs and articles and 53%
access videos to learn(8)
Microlearning is just starting to
get traction. 25% of learning
execs believe that podcasts, wikis
and social networking will have a
significant impact on learning over
the next year(2)
81% of employees say on-demand
learning is important(7)
- learning
needs to be available when, where
and how people want it
Only 20% of companies intend
to allocate funding to on-demand
learning.(13)
Traditional training
methods continue to
dominate spend
...and most L&D
departments endorse the
70:20:10 framework,
but this isn’t reflected in
their learning spend...
...but only 8% of CEOs
have good insight into
the real impact of L&D
investments...(6)
3 out of 4 employees
are investing in their own
work-related learning(8)
...as 93% of external
investment in learning
content is still spent on
formal learning.(4)
...and less than 5%
of L&D leaders are
confident in their ability
to demonstrate the
business impact of
learning.(6)
People spend up to
5x more time on self-
directed learning than
L&D-led learning every
week(8)
10% formal learning
20% learning
through others
70% informal, on-
the-job learning
Employee lens Company lens
58% of L&D professionals admit that employees don’t
engage with learning because they can’t find what they want.(7)
Understanding today’s learner is key to optimising the learning
experience...
More mature L&D departments deliver 20% less learning via
traditional training and eLearning, and 90% more via on-
demand resources.(16) They engage people to learn anytime,
anywhere and build capability for superior business results.
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Lack of integration between LMS and
related systems
Difficulty connecting learning to
business outcomes
Inadequate tools for
reporting / analytics data
Difficulty capturing data from
informal learning activities
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
62%
59%
56%
50%
% of organisations surveyed experiencing these challenges(6)
93%
$130billion
CEOs
8%
L&Ds
<5%
C-suite
96%
5x
References:
1. PwC, 2015. People Strategy for the Digital Age: A New Take on Talent: 18th Annual Global CEO Survey.
2. Association for Talent Development, 2015. Learning Executive Confidence Index, Q4.
3. Bersin J. 2014. Spending on Corporate Training Soars: Employee Capabilities Now a Priority. http://www.forbes.com/sites/
joshbersin/2014/02/04/the-recovery-arrives-corporate-training-spend-skyrockets/#3b98bf724ab7
4. Calculated information from Tauber, T. 2015. Investing in Learning Content: Redefining Priorities to Keep Up with the Modern
Learner. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.
5. Johnson, D. (Lead Author), 2015. Aligning L&D to the Rest of the Organization. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.
6. Tauber, T. and Wang-Audia, W., 2015. The State of Learning Measurement: Evaluating for Impact. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.
7. Tauber, T., 2015. Investing in Learning Content: Redefining Priorities to Keep Up with the Modern Learner. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.
8. Degreed, 2016. How the Workforce Learns in 2016.
9. Chaffey, D. 2011. Mobile Marketing Statistics Compilation. http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-
marketinganalytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/
10. Knowledge Anywhere, 2016. Corporate Learning Trends for 2016 Infographic. http://elearninginfographics.com/top-5-
corporatelearning-trends-2016-infographic/13.
11. Brandon Hall Group, 2015. The State of Learning and Development 2014.
12. Deloitte, 2015. Global Human Capital Trends 2015: Leading in the New World of Work. Deloitte University Press.
13. Training Magazine, 2015. 2015 Training Industry Report. http://www.trainingmag.com
14. Statistic Brain, 2015. Attention Span Statistics. http://www.statisticbrain.com/attention-span-statistics/
15. Bersin by Deloitte, 2014. Meet The Modern Learner (Infographic).
16. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015. Corporate Learning Factbook.
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