Time was – in some organisations – that the training budget was there to be spent, regardless of whether or not the training was effective. But the recession is changing all that and now there is much more need to ensure that training meets specific objectives and gives a return on investment.
This year’s CIPD Learning and Development survey bears that out, highlighting moves towards more strategic implementation, greater scrutiny of programmes delivered and even greater emphasis on the growing role of line managers.
The survey of almost 900 learning and development managers indicates that employers are prioritising the training that most impacts on business survival.
A majority of respondents expect that over the next five years there will be a closer integration of learning and development activity with business strategy to produce more effective results. They also anticipate a greater emphasis on the monitoring and evaluation of training effectiveness so that organisations continue to offer training that has the biggest impact on the business bottom line.
This is really good news, and something that we at Fuse Learning have been advocating for some time.
With training budgets under pressure it is essential that they are used effectively. The Fuse Learning Evaluation and Return on Investment Clinic enables organisations to ensure that their training works, benefits the business and the budget is used well.
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