Enhance Your Learning Ecosystem

Without enhancing your learning ecosystem, you may be faced with the following challenges:

☒  Employee dissatisfaction with career progression.
☒  Retaining top talent.
☒  Inconsistent employment branding.
☒  Limiting employee potential.

However, after improving your learning ecosystem you should see the following benefits:

☑  Increased internal career mobility.
☑  Increased engagement from high potential employees.
☑  Improved employment branding.
☑  Ability to maximize on your employees' potential.

By following the actions below, you can improve the value of your learning ecosystem, retain top talent, and revitalize internal career mobility.

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1. Understand Your Organization's Learning Data

Utilize the data from your Learning Managment System (LMS) to identify trends and begin to map out potential career paths for employees. This information is crucial in understanding which course employees have taken and the value they have created.

Here are a few steps you can take to maximize value from learning history:

1.   Understand Learning History of Top Talent
2.   Review Job Profiles and Career Framework
3.   Identify Courses that Align
4.   Identify Opportunities Based on Skills Learned
5.   Provide Training Based on Job Requirements

By leveraging learning history as a key element in career progression, you will recognize employees that value development, prepare them for future opportunities, and build confidence in career mobility across your organization.

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2. Integrate Career Frameworks with Learning Paths

If your organization has a defined career framework and competencies for each job type, leverage these in your LMS curriculum design. This integration makes it easier for employees to see the connection between their learning and their career progression.

Here are a few actions you can take to integrate cyour career framework with learning paths:

1.   Map Compentencies to Job Postings
2.   Align Job Compentencies to Learning Paths
3.   Show Progression on Employee Profiles
4.   Recommend Future Learning Aligned with Career Paths

By integrating your career framework with learning paths, your organization helps ensure that employees are developing the skills needed for their next career step.

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3. Involve Hiring Managers in Curriculum Design

Include hiring managers in the process of designing learning paths and courses within your LMS. This collaboration can help identify internal candidates who are well-prepared for advancement, increasing the internal mobility of your workforce.

Here are a few actions you can take to engage hiring managers in curriculum design:

1.   Engage Hiring Managers
2.   Understand Skills and Qualifications for Roles
3.   Identify Key Performanace Indicators (KPIs) to Measure Results
4.   Establsh an Ongoing Review Cadence

By involving hiring managers in curriculum design, you will effectively create learning opportunities that are directly aligned with the skills needed for current and future job roles.

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4. Engage Recruiters in the Learning Process

Involve your recruiting team in the development and promotion of your learning paths. When recruiters understand the learning journeys of internal candidates, they can more confidently present these candidates to hiring managers. This practice not only improves internal mobility but also enhances the overall recruitment process by showcasing the investment in employee development.

Here are a few actions you can take to engage recruiters in the learning process:

1.   Engage Recruiters in Discussion
2.   Review Skills and Qualifications for Roles
3.   Validate with Hiring Managers
4.   Establsh an Ongoing Review Cadence

By involving the recruiting team in validation of curriculum design, you will increase confidence in presenting internal candidates that have completed the learning aligned with the roles being sourced.

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5. Launch Pilot Projects for Key Roles

Spearhead pilot projects focused on specific roles, particularly those with high turnover rates or strategic importance.

Here are a few actions you can take to help launch your pilot:

1.   Identify High Volume Requisitions
2.   Identify Critical Roles
3.   Confirm Career and Learning Paths
4.   Identify Key Performanace Indicators (KPIs) to Measure Results
5.   Capture Lessons Learned to Refine the Process

By establising a pilot and targeting roles that are being sourced frequently, you can quickly measure the impact of your improved learning ecosystem.

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With these five actions, you can transform your learning ecosystem into a powerful tool for career progression, benefiting both your employees and your organization.

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