Employees today need more specialized and technical skills as well as the development of soft skills like collaboration and emotional intelligence. The best training programs focus on reskilling, upskilling and coaching for both executives and staff. Companies who aren’t preparing their workforce for the future could quickly find themselves scrambling for talent while those who are preparing reap the rewards

- John Morgan, LHH

In a hybrid work environment, getting people together across locations to keep knowledge current is critical. Digital learning gives us the opportunity to learn in the place of work, create connections across teams and identify opportunities for partnership. This increases engagement, builds a learning culture and contributes to our success. Also, who doesn’t love being recognized as an expert?

- Jennifer Rozon, McLean & Company

Employees are in an unprecedented market where company loyalty is at the forefront for retaining key talent. Employees are looking for companies that are not only focused on the bottom line but their long-term career objectives. Offering, recommending and assigning training within an employees' current and future career interests have made the difference in showing true investment.

- Nakisha Griffin, Virtual Enterprise Architects

Offering training and education will increase engagement because we all know how much that improves the bottom line. If you really want to ramp it up, offer your employees educational opportunities beyond your industry or their core competencies. Help them to expand their horizons. They'll be forever grateful, loyal and have more depth to offer your company and customers. 

- Richard Polak, American Benefits Council

According to a recent survey by Amdocs, nearly two-thirds of employees say they would leave their jobs due to a lack of growth and training opportunities. In today’s workplace, offering educational training programs is essential to employee engagement and retention. In addition to helping the company remain competitive, it strengthens employee relationships in a team-building environment.

- John Feldmann, Insperity

Not only do we offer learning stipends and access to learning platforms, when we launch new programs and offerings, we pulse our employee base to learn who would like to gain expertise in those areas. We then train employees, aligning them to new areas of focus for the company rather than hiring externally. Those employees then become engaged subject matter experts when these services launch. It's a win-win.

- Nicole Fernandes, Blu Ivy Group

Engaged employees are always learning. We rolled out 350 workshops for more than 10,000 employees to embed our corporate strategy. Our skills-based development approach offers ondemand courses to advance expertise and critical skills for career growth. The impact has been tangible. Our people are among the most knowledgeable in the industry. Investment in our people breeds satisfaction and loyalty.

- Sharon Doherty, Finastra