"The way people learn is changing rapidly"

"It is no longer possible for trainers to draw on their own experiences of learning to inform the way they pass on new knowledge"

"They need to look at what kind of learning works with what kind of technology"

While schools, colleges and universities are increasingly tapping into the most up-to-date technology to develop new ways of learning, many corporate trainers are unaware of the new resources available to them. Being behind the times in their knowledge is costing companies time and money, as well as frustrating employees.


Business trainers need to start talking to university e-learning teams so that they can learn from each other. This would lead researchers to a better understanding of corporate training needs, and give trainers early notice of the latest technological developments.

The way people learn is changing rapidly, and it is no longer possible for trainers to draw on their own experiences of learning to inform the way they pass on new knowledge, Companies can spend millions of pounds setting up e-learning courses that fail to achieve their objectives because they are inappropriately designed. What tends to happen in corporate training is people set targets for x number of courses to be online whereas they should look at what kind of learning works with what kind of technology.

Peter Williams