One company's quest to rethink the apprenticeship

Zurich Insurance Group came to Harper College with a request: help it train 100 apprentices — the next generation of insurance industry professionals — by 2020.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

L&D pros expect increased engagement, agility from lifelong learning approach

Personalized training strategies that show employees a place in an organization have a better shot at improving engagement, which may explain the results of a recent survey.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

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Top trends in employee development

The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.

By HR Dive staff

Siemens adopts German apprenticeship program to bridge US skills gaps

With skills shortages, new limitations on hiring foreign nationals and a low unemployment rate, employers are looking for creative solutions to maintain headcount.

By Riia O'Donnell • Oct. 2, 2018

Are you fostering a learning culture for your developers and engineers?

Within a learning culture, employees will gain exposure to new ideas and employers keep workers competitive and present, writes Andrea Pretorian, an operations and marketing consultant.

By Andrea Pretorian • Sept. 27, 2018

'It's too late' to diversify cybersecurity workforce

By the time young students are old enough to enter the security workforce, cybersecurity will be "passé," said Dr. Alissa Johnson, VP and CISO of Xerox. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2018

Tech disruption could leave billions unskilled and jobless, report says

Employers must work with educators, governments and non-profits to ensure students are learning the skills they need, according to Deloitte.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 26, 2018

Automation frees up human workers, boosts productivity

Emerging tech like robotic processing automation and AI is "amplifying the human experience" at businesses that use it, according to Goldsmiths, University of London researchers.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Walmart expands VR training to every US store

It's not just fancy tech that has made the retail giant's learning initiatives shine.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

How teachers and employers can collaborate to prep the workforce of the future

Only 10% of teachers feel confident teaching high-level tech to students, even though they know it's needed. What does that mean for employers?

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Revolutionary business thinking can be taught in the classroom, study suggests

Business leaders must "imagine into the future, rather than re-enacting the past," and that type of strategic thinking can be taught, according to a new study. 

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 25, 2018

Employers stumble over poor leadership and changing cultures

Gender divides, demographic disparities and leadership lapses threaten employers' best laid plans for a fair and thriving workplace, a new Udemy report reveals.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 24, 2018

NRF Foundation expands job seeker training

A new alliance will offer training and credentialing to about 150 job seekers in the retail market.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018

Tyson Foods reduces worker injuries, illnesses with VR safety training

Employee training in the food processing industry can be hard to get right — and employee health often rides on its effectiveness.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018

University of Oregon coding bootcamp to train adult learners, workers in Portland

Accelerated programs that accommodate the needs of working learners can prepare employees for the next step in their career trajectory.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018

Course promises to train managers to 'think like a lawyer'

Vanderbilt says the program was designed in response to growing demand by non-lawyer professionals for legal knowledge.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 18, 2018

Clemson has a plan for closing manufacturing's skills gap

Experts have been calling for businesses, governments and educators to work together to bridge the skills gap for manufacturing jobs — and Clemson's program does just that.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 13, 2018

Paychex adds LMS suite to its HR toolkit

As employers work to give employees credentials and upskill potential hires, they're finding a wealth of ways to focus on training.

By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Sept. 11, 2018

Employee skill sets are falling behind, threatening competitiveness

The majority of managers (64%) say they don't think their employees will be able to keep pace with skills needed in the future, Gartner said.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 11, 2018

SHRM: Employers must invest in training, partner with schools to survive

"Without taking proactive action in how we're developing the next generation of the workforce, we will be at risk," Hershey's SVP and CHRO told stakeholders.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 11, 2018

Why more employers are helping workers map their career paths

In a business environment where upskilling is a necessity, it may be time to ask current employees: "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 11, 2018

How to make the business case for learning

With only 33% of business leaders seeing the impact of learning, HR and L&D leaders are winning over stakeholders by proving the ROI of learning.  

By Cara Brennan Allamano, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Udemy • Sept. 11, 2018

#MeToo leads to training mandates (and more)

Only a few new state and local requirements for sexual harassment training have emerged in the past year, writes David W. Garland of Epstein Becker Green, but employers should still be wary.

By David W. Garland • Sept. 7, 2018

To 'future proof' its workforce, PwC trains workers on blockchain, drones

The company is shifting 1,000 employees away from their daily duties to prepare for tomorrow's demands.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 4, 2018

Why one exec plays favorites when it comes to employee development

Employers traditionally put more effort toward policing the 80% of employees who aren't performing than encouraging the 20% who are, says Katie Burch, an architect and firm co-founder.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 4, 2018

Skills gap stalls construction industry growth, report says

In search of more sustainable, effective solutions, employers in construction and other worker-hungry industries have looked deep within and far outside of themselves.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 4, 2018