Adjacent Digital Politics: HR and Training News - Investing in Learning & Development

Ruth Stuart, Research Adviser at CIPD speaks to Editor Laura Evans about learning and development and why it’s an important investment for organisations…

Organisations are increasingly tapping into talent already employed within their business. This can have great benefits including reducing costs, and protecting skills you may need in the future. In the CIPD 2015 Learning and Development survey many organisations reported a lack of confidence in using technology, and yet also predict growth in areas such as e-learning, virtual classrooms and social learning. ¹ The report also highlighted that many organisations and businesses are still struggling to evaluate the impact of L&D activity on the business. Ruth Stuart, Research Adviser at CIPD explains about the main benefits of L&D.

“Learning and development can comprise of a lot of different activities”, explains Stuart.

“But overall it’s really about developing employees, so they can contribute to organisational performance. Within a lot of organisations it’s also about encouraging change across the entire organisation, and using L&D as a way to develop the culture of the organisation, and in turn develop the business. It’s no longer just about training in its traditional form.”

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