{"id":62015,"date":"2023-05-31T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T16:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.local\/2023\/05\/31\/choose-your-own-upskilling-adventure-with-the-right-corporate-learning-solutions\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:09:20","slug":"choose-your-own-upskilling-adventure-with-the-right-corporate-learning-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/blog\/choose-your-own-upskilling-adventure-with-the-right-corporate-learning-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Your Own Upskilling Adventure With the Right Corporate Learning Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The learning tech marketplace is a wild place that leaves L&D leaders with endless options and decisions to make. To make matters worse, the corporate learning solutions begin to blend together with their similar names, myriad terms, and definitions. In the end, it\u2019s just a messy technology alphabet soup: LMS, LXP, TXP HRIS, and the list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing corporate learning solutions is like reading a Choose Your Own Adventure book. But this adventure isn\u2019t fun. It\u2019s stressful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make the process easier, let\u2019s get the lay of the land \u2014 take a look at a topographical map, if you will \u2014 and explore today\u2019s learning tech marketplace, so you can choose the right tools to pursue your company\u2019s upskilling adventure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step No. 1: Know your critical learning needs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Forget the alphabet soup and focus on one thing: where you want to take your company on its learning journey. In other words, focus on your company\u2019s critical learning needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To envision the broad spectrum of critical learning needs, think about your employees\u2019 entire learning journey: what do your people need to learn from their first days until their last? To help you answer that question, the handy chart below identifies today\u2019s most common critical learning needs: core training, everyday learning, and targeted skill-building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keep in mind that every company is unique. So of course you\u2019ll want to identify and embrace your unique constellation of critical learning needs. And don\u2019t discount learning needs that may fall outside of the purview of L&D. For example, if HR is in charge of your training, you still want to envision your entire company\u2019s learning ecosystem to ensure it\u2019s all interconnected and comprehensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step No. 2: Find learning solutions based on your critical learning needs. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know your critical learning needs, focus on the corporate learning solutions that can help you meet those needs. You may be asking yourself: Is there a learning tech solution out there that magically fulfills all of these critical learning needs? Unfortunately, no. That technology doesn’t exist \u2014 yet. So for right now, if you have more than one critical need, you\u2019ll most likely need more than one learning tech solution to get the job done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, for the past five years or so many large corporations have relied on the dynamic tag-team of an LMS for training and onboarding and LXP for everyday learning. These two together, until recently, accommodated most critical learning needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, with widening skill gaps \u2014 gaps exacerbated by the ridiculous speed of technology like Generative AI \u2014 companies desperately need another critical learning need to be filled: deep upskilling and reskilling. What solutions exist for this critical learning need? Well, that\u2019s still a bit murky. Let\u2019s look at the options emerging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The image above aligns major corporate learning solutions with the critical learning needs they\u2019re trying to meet. Don\u2019t freak out about all that information;\u00a0it looks complex, but it\u2019s there to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll notice that in that image, we\u2019ve included four types of corporate learning solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n