Month: February 2019

Digital Learning, Talent and Performance Survey 2019

Executive Summary

This year as we hosted our 11th Learning CAFÉ ME we were delighted to see new and familiar faces again. The year had been a challenge for Learning and HR professionals but our collective optimism was palpable for the year ahead. This year our topic was “The Age of Learning On-Demand,” and as part of this we offered an opportunity for the audience to share their insights via our annual survey. It was pleasing to see every single person from our esteemed guests participating, which gives us some fantastic data to share with our community.

Overview of Survey

The survey consisted a total of 13 questions and was completed by representatives of 70 large companies within different industries in the UAE. All participants were either Training and Learning Development Specialists or senior HR professionals. More than 60% of the participants stated that some form of Online-Learning was being used within their organisations.

Observations and Highlights

• Around 44% of the organisations surveyed said their L&D budget for 2018 were the same as the previous year, while 19% said it significantly increased.
• Over 55% said online learning had played a significant role in their L&D strategy as 28% said this to be on 50-50 basis.
• 68% agreed that eLearning will exist in the next 5 years.
• Around 61% participants had expressed that video based learning was either important or extremely important as a learning modality.
• Only approximately 15% had deployed social networking for learning with 6% of those unable to correlate any success from this.

SURVEY RESULTS :   Click to download 

Furthering its dedication to be a continuous innovative learning organisation, Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with XpertLearning, an Online Learning, Talent and Performance Consultancy and strategic regional partner for Skillsoft, the world’s leading eLearning provider.

With its robust portfolio of online courses, videos, and learning resources, XpertLearning works to help organisations across numerous industries with their Digital Learning journey, while providing an elite user experience – from a rich user interface to a strong level of support in ensuring that the Learning Programs yield tangible results within the organisations. Global organisations are constantly looking to improve their workforce and developing their company’s best assets: its people.  It’s no secret the rapid pace of change impacts different industries in different ways.

With this new collaboration, SEWA stakeholders will have more options to address their employee’s specific training needs, leveraging Skillsoft’s progressive way of learning and the brilliant efforts of the Academy (SEWA A). This gives them access to driving their own learning and development anywhere, anytime.

“SEWA A has hosted a varied form of learning methodologies from classroom to eLearning to enhance the learning experience. Learning is the top-notch priority, and it has been made accessible and available to the SEWArians all-round the year,” said H.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem, SEWA’s Chairman for Learning, who believes that: “Knowledge is power if applied and shared”. Please click here to view his message and more information on SEWA Academy initiative.

“XpertLearning has a deep knowledge and expertise in how companies in the Digital Age learn, which should prove to be extremely valuable for our current and future customers,” said Paul Michael Gledhill, Co-Founder and Executive Director of XpertLearning.  “This partnership aligns with our core strategy to provide the best available solutions to organisations who are willing to thrive in the Digital Age.”

About SEWA A

SEWA A started in January 2017 and is in lines with H.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem, SEWA chairman’s 15 Winning principles practicing the Principle #2 :”Teaching and Learning” and Principle #3:”Learn from Experience.” We have conducted 100+ training programs, attended by 3500+ employees and contributed to 700+ learning hours.

The Academy aims to create a holistic organisation which is in a constant state of learning. Their mission is to drive organisational efficiencies and improve employee productivity, by translating new ideas into tomorrow’s revenue-generating innovations.

-Katrina Bituin, Learning Consultant-XpertLearning