It pays to think about the best ways you can reach your training goals, whether that’s through remote online learning, in-person workshops, or a blended approach.
It’s easy to get close to people sitting in the room with you. You can look at their face, hear the sounds they make, shake their hand—do all the normal communication skills you use when you build a relationship with another human being. Rapport-building skills are a little less obvious when you and your learners …
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Think back to that one person who worked with you in the past — the one who seems to have mastered their job. You know the one: It’s that team member who seems to know all the partners, gets along with every team, and can easily connect with coworkers and clients in a meaningful way. …
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An online format for connecting with your staff is now the new norm. Agencies have spent the past year adapting traditional professional development and in-person meetings to online training and meetings when plans can still be uncertain. [Read more: How to Create an Annual Training Plan for Your Program] True, face-to-face training can make it …
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Many times, ongoing reports are a requirement for organizations that receive grant funding. If this is your case, you’re in luck: Most learning management systems (LMSs) make it easy to put training metrics together for progress reports in a few simple clicks. And depending on your setup, your LMS may even gather the data automatically …
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When it comes to training your healthcare team, the meaning of “success” isn’t always the same. Budget cuts, changes in workforce and differing work environments can mean that a format that worked in the past may not work now.
That’s why a regular evaluation of a community health worker training program is a smart move. Scheduled assessments mean your organization stands to earn the highest return on investment. Plus, paying attention to how well people are learning will boost your staff’s involvement in the overall educational program. For many health departments and health systems, the biggest question when it comes to evaluating a professional development program is when does it make sense to move to online training.
The term “online course” is a slippery one. What one person defines as an online course might be vastly different from the way the distance learning industry defines it. In this time of virtual meetings and remote training, and if you’re looking to start an elearning program, it’s easy to see where the confusion happens. …
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By Eliana Ifill Crazy schedules, distracted staff, uninterested stakeholders—these are the enemies of a robust training program. You might be like one of the many managers who have juggled factors like these and are worried about meeting your team’s training needs. Agencies that power through the barriers to bring next-level training to their staff will …
Congratulations if you’re thinking about setting goals for your team. Bonus points if you’re thinking about a better way to set them. After a year like 2020 (and a not-exactly-normal 2021), too many managers and supervisors decided to ignore team goals because it was a crazy year. This is understandable, especially if you’re busy with …
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Organizations that are moving their online training program into an online space are faced with a difficult decision that will endure for the life of the program. Does it make sense to hire a new facilitator who is skilled in online work, or train an existing employee to do the work?
