THE QUICK READ  
» Questioning the skill obsession

» The future of training providers (part one & part two)
» How to properly adapt to learners' needs (short version & full version)
» Your 15 minutes of fame in aNewLetter
» Say no to some customers

Hello Sir/Madam,

In the previous edition, we talked about putting the learner first. Step one for training providers is to really understand their learners’ needs.

In this edition, we’ll focus on the next steps. Those are about translating the theory into performance and becoming partners in talent development. Which can be hard, when business goals and learning goals don't.

Especially in this time of re- and upskilling. Everybody in the learning world is talking about it. There’s lots of cash up for grabs, but that tends to make it more about the commercial side than the learner side. Let's see if we can help solve that.

Don’t ignore all that talk about skills, though. It’s really a thing; learning new skills might be on more people’s mind than ever. Right up the alley for training providers. We’ll be talking about it a lot more. And we hope you’ll chime in, too.

FROM L&D TO TRAINING PROVIDERS

Questioning the skills obsession

It’s smart to ask some critical questions when something becomes popular quickly. So, that’s what we did, along with two talking-about-learning-experts.

During the conversation, it became clear that the job of learning professionals is needed more and more, training providers need to make some choices and government funding is not that great.

🎧 Listen to the podcast here

A key takeaway
In high demand, and therefore a low hanging fruit in skills training, is learning how to do hybrid working.

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RANDOM PERSONAL FAVOURITE

The future of training providers

Two of my recent favourite articles were quite complex. Nerd alert! Emerge Edtech Insights explores the (huge) skills gap and how innovation can help.

Their model shows nicely where training providers should go: tailored learning for employers. Not broad and generic offerings, but pick a niche and create specific training.

📚 Read number one and number two

(Worth the long read, I promise!) 

A key takeaway
It’s almost impossible to compete with mass market content providers; partnering with them downgrades your products.

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REAL WORLD TRAINING PROVIDER CASES

How to properly adapt to learners' needs

NCVB Bedrijfsopleidingen is a partner in talent development for learners and their employers. How? The training provider creates tailor-made secondary vocational education programmes and blends in the context of the workplace.

Below, you’ll find two versions of this case; both insightful but one more in-depth than the other.

📌 Read the short piece here

📕 Download the full case here (for free!)

A key takeaway
They find out what learners really need through a so-called ‘Skills Scan’ and personalise each learning journey based on the outcome.

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» Get started with personalised learning

SHARED FROM THE COMMUNITY

Your 15 minutes of fame in aNewLetter

Like any good training or course, we are looking for interaction with our participants. So, who’s up for it?

There are several ways to do so. Maybe you have a valuable source or article or, you are or know someone who feels they are a ‘learning pioneer’? Or have you written a piece yourself that fits the topics we discussed here?

If so, reach out and perhaps you’ll be featured in the next edition of aNewLetter!

✉️ Get in touch with us

A key takeaway
The power of social learning comes from sharing insights. We want to facilitate that here, too.

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» Interact with us on LinkedIn, too! 

STRATEGIES TO HELP PEOPLE LEARN

Say no to some customers

Partnering with customers means understanding each other and finding a win-win way of working. It also means that you need to know what exactly it is you do best.

This goes for training providers and their (corporate) customers too. The Customer Success Strategy can be helpful in finding which customers you can help most. And to which you say no.

🔖 Read the blogpost here

A key takeaway
Customer Success isn’t about limiting possibilities, but about fully exploiting the potential of success.

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