Article: Agility in talent development in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Some of the trends that have shaped the patterns of learning are Micro-learning, Gamification, and Social learning. These have seen a relatively wider adoption across companies and have been able to significantly impact workforce productivity.

COVID-19 has catalysed a rapid transformation in the ways people are working and learning across the world. Newer learning tools have been adopted by organizations to support learning needs of employees during the pandemic. Organizations shifted gears to remote training to substitute classroom learning events.

According to Udemy 2021’s new survey, “What the World is Learning at Work: March Top In-Demand Job Skills,” manufacturing and services sector both have experienced an increase in demand for online courses. This validates that remote working has not impeded the need for learning but has in fact given it an impetus as the uncertainty of the pandemic compels employees to search for security by building their skill repertoire.

Some of the trends that have shaped the patterns of learning are Micro-learning, Gamification, and Social learning. These have seen a relatively wider adoption across companies and have been able to significantly impact workforce productivity.

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