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BREAKFAST SESSION
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE
GCC
Wednesday 4th April
2018
Private & Confidential
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LATEST TRENDS IN L&D AND ITS CHALLENGES IN THE REGION
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE GCC
TOM RAFTERY
Wednesday 4th April
2018
 Private & Confidential
Speaker : Tom Raftery
 35+ years HR & L&D experience
 Extensive corporate experience: British Aerospace, British
Gas, Arc International
 Senior consulting experience: Arthur Andersen, Watson
Wyatt
 20 years living and working in the region in both corporate
and consulting roles
 Certified trainer for CIPD and SHRM
 Worked with Informa for over 12 years
Setting the Scene  Did you Know Video
L&D Trends
What are you doing that is different in L&D in your
organisation?
L&D Trends
 Mobile Learning
 Growth of smartphones: over 2 billion
 Micro learning: bite size content when its needed
 Use live stream micro videos to catch users attention
 Example: Google Primer
 Social Learning
 Learning together: action learning
 Increasing due to distributed workforce on company social
media
 Millennials use social media as a means of learning
 Example: Facebook workplace
Your Training Edge 2017
L&D Trends
 Adaptive Learning
 Training delivered based on individuals preferences and
inputs
 Learning more targeted at a lower cost
 Low and average performers can improve their own
performance while high performers can sharpen their skills
 Example: Teaching
 Virtual Reality
 Learning will have an immersive experience
 Augmented reality can be used to create a real environment
for teaching complex concepts.
 Learners do not to be physically present
 Example: training surgeons to carry out operations
Your Training Edge 2017
L&D Trends
 Measuring effectiveness
 Calculating ROI of L&D
 Using technology to track performance and what the
employee delivers
 360 assessment of employees to verify what they have
learnt
 Example: Success Factors
Your Training Edge 2017
Other L&D Trends
 Micro learning and use of super short video clips
 Gamification will enhance the learning experience
 Apprenticeships
 On the job training
 Gamification
 Action learning sets
 Integrate coaching with training
 On line learning: Udemy & Lynda
L&D Trends In the Middle East
 BYOD (bring your own device)
 Less need for hardware spend and can focus on content
 Problems of security, viruses etc
 85% of companies says participants are happier while 74%
see enhanced productivity
 Upskilling HR
 Understand what the business needs & delivering it
 Focus more on data and analytics & track performance
 Use this to build ROI calculations
 Provides reliable data for senior management
ATD Middle East
L&D Trends In the Middle East
 Simulation training
 Use of equipment or computer based hands on training
 Common in oil and gas, manufacturing, medicine and heavy
industry
 Reduces training costs
 Reduce risks
 Blended learning
 Mixture of face to face and e-learning
 More adaptable, individualised and flexible
 Participants very positive
 Reduces training costs
L&D Trends In the Middle East
 Leadership training
 Companies still investing in training for existing and aspiring
managers
 Well established leadership programmes are 94% more
likely to have a positive financial impact
 Nearly 70% are more likely to have a positive impact on
competitive performance compared to other management
training: Talent Development Magazine
L&D Challenges
What are the L&D challenges faced in your
organisation?
L&D Challenges In the Middle East
 Lack of investment and drive to reduce costs
 Lack of involvement of line managers
 Not enough tracking on the value of training, after the
training intervention
 Struggle to build the business case for training & show its
value
 Managers and or employees are too busy for training
 Primarily focused on face to face learning, although its
changing
 Sometimes training seen as a bit of holiday
 Training needs analysis needs to improve
Questions?

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  • 1. BREAKFAST SESSION LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE GCC Wednesday 4th April 2018 Private & Confidential
  • 3. Association Partners G L O B A L P A R T N E R
  • 5. Breakfast Session LATEST TRENDS IN L&D AND ITS CHALLENGES IN THE REGION LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE GCC TOM RAFTERY Wednesday 4th April 2018 Private & Confidential
  • 6. Speaker : Tom Raftery 35+ years HR & L&D experience Extensive corporate experience: British Aerospace, British Gas, Arc International Senior consulting experience: Arthur Andersen, Watson Wyatt 20 years living and working in the region in both corporate and consulting roles Certified trainer for CIPD and SHRM Worked with Informa for over 12 years
  • 7. Setting the Scene Did you Know Video
  • 8. L&D Trends What are you doing that is different in L&D in your organisation?
  • 9. L&D Trends Mobile Learning Growth of smartphones: over 2 billion Micro learning: bite size content when its needed Use live stream micro videos to catch users attention Example: Google Primer Social Learning Learning together: action learning Increasing due to distributed workforce on company social media Millennials use social media as a means of learning Example: Facebook workplace Your Training Edge 2017
  • 10. L&D Trends Adaptive Learning Training delivered based on individuals preferences and inputs Learning more targeted at a lower cost Low and average performers can improve their own performance while high performers can sharpen their skills Example: Teaching Virtual Reality Learning will have an immersive experience Augmented reality can be used to create a real environment for teaching complex concepts. Learners do not to be physically present Example: training surgeons to carry out operations Your Training Edge 2017
  • 11. L&D Trends Measuring effectiveness Calculating ROI of L&D Using technology to track performance and what the employee delivers 360 assessment of employees to verify what they have learnt Example: Success Factors Your Training Edge 2017
  • 12. Other L&D Trends Micro learning and use of super short video clips Gamification will enhance the learning experience Apprenticeships On the job training Gamification Action learning sets Integrate coaching with training On line learning: Udemy & Lynda
  • 13. L&D Trends In the Middle East BYOD (bring your own device) Less need for hardware spend and can focus on content Problems of security, viruses etc 85% of companies says participants are happier while 74% see enhanced productivity Upskilling HR Understand what the business needs & delivering it Focus more on data and analytics & track performance Use this to build ROI calculations Provides reliable data for senior management ATD Middle East
  • 14. L&D Trends In the Middle East Simulation training Use of equipment or computer based hands on training Common in oil and gas, manufacturing, medicine and heavy industry Reduces training costs Reduce risks Blended learning Mixture of face to face and e-learning More adaptable, individualised and flexible Participants very positive Reduces training costs
  • 15. L&D Trends In the Middle East Leadership training Companies still investing in training for existing and aspiring managers Well established leadership programmes are 94% more likely to have a positive financial impact Nearly 70% are more likely to have a positive impact on competitive performance compared to other management training: Talent Development Magazine
  • 16. L&D Challenges What are the L&D challenges faced in your organisation?
  • 17. L&D Challenges In the Middle East Lack of investment and drive to reduce costs Lack of involvement of line managers Not enough tracking on the value of training, after the training intervention Struggle to build the business case for training & show its value Managers and or employees are too busy for training Primarily focused on face to face learning, although its changing Sometimes training seen as a bit of holiday Training needs analysis needs to improve