Evolving with time and technology has always been a challenge for the business enterprises as it not only strengthens their brand but also elongates their tenure in the commercial market. To emerge out as a strong competitor before the other key players of the industry, most of the business organizations engage their workforce in training to make them equipped with the new-age knowledge and proficiencies which are relevant as per the industry and market demand. The learning process of the employees continues amidst their regular working routine, corporate often end up spending a lot of time and resources over corporate training. As per a recent study, while an average employee spends approximately 50 hours every day specifically on corporate training and most of the companies spend almost 35 percent of their annual budgets on workforce training sessions.
In recent times, when time is as valuable as money, most of the business organizations prefer to educate their employees through microlearning sessions which are not only cost-effective but time-saving as well. Benefitting both learners and the corporate effectively, microlearning distributes the contents into bit-sized nuggets of information through which the impartment of knowledge becomes small and specific. In a study reported by the German industrial experts, not only the microlearning has improved the retention rates by 20 percent but also it has enabled the learners to take 28 percent less time to respond back.
Some of the advantages of incorporating microlearning are mentioned below which imply its significance as a standard and effective procedure of corporate training:
Limited Span of Attention: A listener is attentive only for the first 8 minutes of a class or lecture and then the interest drops proportionally with time, becoming lower in the next 20 minutes and lowest after 90 minutes. Designed as per the 90/20/08 rule, a microlearning nugget is specifically designed as 4 to 5-minute slots which highlight certain information about a particular topic.
- Time and Funds Conserving: Time and resources are extremely important for companies functioning in highly competitive market scenarios. Specifically designed to take only a couple of minutes, microlearning sessions are small capsules filled with important and relevant information. Easily accessed by the employees even through their smartphones anytime and anywhere, microlearning is also a budget-friendly initiative for workforce development.
- Addressing the Forgetting Curve: Individuals tend to forget the 70 percent of lessons within one month and this holds true for the corporate employees as well. Small training sessions with 4 to 5 minutes are concept specific and completely industry-relevant satisfying the need of the hour. This procedure helps the employees to retain back all the essential information along with few more reliable data addressing the current industry demand.
- Lessens Cognitive Overload: Training amidst working hours can cause stress and work overload and it is also true that the individual needs of every employee are different. So, through microlearning it is possible to design specific nuggets as per the requirement and necessity of specific employees so that not every employee has to go through a bulk load of information that might not concern them.
- Real-Life Application: Learning and implementing knowledge in real-time enables the employees to learn more effectively. Microlearning helps them to troubleshoot their own problems and overcome their challenges throgh the implementation of their knowledge which boosts their confidence and motivation.
