Your guide to choosing a learning platform that adds value to your employees and your business
When selecting a learning platform, many considerations need to be made. This guide will safely lead you through the process.
The step-by-step guide consists of:
Read more about the four steps below or download the entire guide and template.
The four steps
The basis for your company’s earnings is that customers experience value in the collaboration and continue to choose your company over competitors.
When choosing a learning platform, the first step is therefore to understand the business’ needs for learning and competences that support your employees’ ability to perform their work.
These needs should be supported by your learning platform!
There are four primary target audiences for a learning platform
A learning platform only adds value if it supports specific target groups in their everyday work. Otherwise, it becomes learning for the sake of learning.
When selecting your learning platform, it is important to keep your target audiences and their needs in mind.
In our experience there are four potential target groups for a learning platform:
We recommend that you engage in a dialogue with all your target audiences and understand what they want to achieve through the learning platform.
The choice of a learning platform should always be assessed in relation to the value it creates for your business. This evaluation is made in a business case. Here, you summarise both the needs that the platform should contribute to solving and how this creates value for the business.
With a business case in place, you are ready to define your requirement specification (often called an RFP (Request for Proposal), which ensures that you choose the learning platform that provides the greatest value for your business.
With the RFP in hand, you are ready to engage in a dialogue with relevant providers of learning platforms regarding:
Download the “RFP template for learning platform” here. It is in an MS Excel format. It will easily get you through the process quickly and will ensure the quality of your evaluation.
employees are 95% more likely to remember information delivered through video than text?
65% of employees prefer to learn while they work?
44% of companies are not satisfied with their current Learning Management System?
A learning platform can make a significant difference for both managers, employees, and your work in HR/L&D (Human Resources/Learning and Development). It can also enhance employees’ skills and provide knowledge right when employees need it.
However, regardless of the platform, it is essential to understand that a learning platform is only a tool, and that it is only when actively used that it creates value.
Would you like to know more?
We are all focused on your success. At Blendit Learning, we prioritise your needs throughout the entire process.
For employees, managers, HR, and the business. That is why we never rush into a solution.
And therefore, we only engage in tasks we believe can create value.
