Strategy and Structure
Are you constantly reacting to the latest demand, struggling to complete one project before the next new immediate need arises?
Without a clear structure and strategy, time is wasted, resources are underutilized, and life is more stressful. BKD Learning® teaches you how to effectively manage projects and priorities in order to be proactive instead of reactive in your educational offerings. We will show you how to leverage structure in your organization through creating or organizing standard operating procedures, implementing templates / checklists, utilizing consistent naming conventions, and increasing program and process efficiency. We will show you how to create structure, work with senior management to create a cohesive L&D team, set up processes that align with your firm’s objectives and culture, as well as allocate projects across resources.
Assessments
Are you conducting needs assessments to ensure you are building an education program that addresses what matters: the firm’s core issues or employees’ gaps in knowledge?
Do you set clear expectations for your employees via learning objectives for each training, and are these objectives valid? Is your program implementation as effective as possible? Are you appropriately assessing and evaluating outcomes, then making modifications as a result? If not, we know you are working hard and are here to help by showing you how to conduct needs assessments, help you design and develop effective training, and ensure implementation is effective. Periodic review of your curriculum and program sessions will improve learning outcomes and thus employees’ retention. We will also show you how to define and measure success.
Program and Content Development
Don’t waste company and employee time in ineffective training sessions. BKD Learning will help you develop quality content designed to solidify learning and overcome deficiencies.
When your educational programs are structured with a clear progression, you are preparing your employees to meet firm expectations. For example, on-boarding training is the first impression for new hires. Does yours set new employees up for success, reflect company culture and encourage loyalty or taint new hires’ experience?
BKDL converts your plans into action. In our curriculum development, we leverage your existing training materials to better support your company’s vision. We also customize curricula for you and integrate it into your existing materials. By concentrating on what processes you need improved and specific knowledge gaps you need filled, we increase engagement with the material. Point-of-need education offers employees greater opportunities for immediate improvement and instills confidence in future training sessions.
Remember there are opportunity costs: every minute your employees aren’t doing what they were hired to do, they are costing you money instead of making you money.
Ensure the training they receive changes their behavior and optimizes their performance. The costs saving you receive through efficiency will aid you in meeting your overall business objectives.
Instructor Development
Does your learning and development team need a refresher, training from square one, or something in between?
Professional learning isn’t just limited to your broadest employee base. Your instructors should receive adequate training as well so that all the difficult work of development isn’t wasted. Being an instructor is more than presenting. Not only do your trainers have to keep their audience engaged, but they also have to recognize biases and breaking points. They have to be able to identify their audience’s needs and take them from where they are to where they need to be.
Educating others is a science and an art that requires practice, perspective, and insight.
BKDL helps your instructors strengthen their own skills and practices to ensure that there is a true transfer of knowledge in every session. We customize training based upon the specific needs and gaps in development at your location for a fraction of the cost of your team traveling for training on one general topic.
