30% Increase in learner engagement through hands-on learning powered by Virtual Labs
What was the client trying to solve?
With the decentralization of learning, we needed a comprehensive L&D solution to make sure that everyone continued receiving the same learning outcomes, regardless of location. The biggest challenges they had to address while developing a learning plan were as follows:
Creating a global learning ecosystem:
With their workforce across the globe, the client wanted to execute their L&D operations remotely. Thus, it wanted to identify the necessary technology platform to scale its development initiatives. Besides matching global learning standards, the client wanted to have a strategic partner to understand and execute its objective into a holistic upskilling plan across multiple roles for specific tech domains and competencies.
A tool to identify training needs
The most significant concern was not possessing the right tool that could help identify role-centric training needs in the organization. The company did not have the ideal methodology to deal with them. The company wanted to focus on evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of its employees to nurture and strengthen them holistically. The idea was to create training and development plans that could help empower every individual in the organization by having them learn hands-on.
The Solution:
Based on various discussions, MakeMyLabs developed a solution that solves both of their challenges in a cost-efficient way. As per their specific needs, we created virtual tech labs that could be provisioned on the fly. This would allow their learners to experience their tech learning in an environment custom to their learning paths.
Creating a virtual learning environment
- Integrated tech labs with each one of their instructor-led training (with multiple local partners) initiatives happening worldwide
- The training program we offered came with its own pre-configured plug-n-play model.
Collaborative learning
- Enabled social learning principles by giving shared access to labs which allowed teams to work on assignments and projects, emulating real-world scenarios.
Meeting learning objectives
- The current competencies of the tech workforce were broken down at a team, job-role, and individual level and then matched to the company’s future goals – this forward-looking approach intended to help employees acquire the right skills to reach their full potential.
The Impact:
- Centralize their L&D efforts and standardize learning outcomes via hands-on practice on technologies learnt.
- They have been able to move from outsourced trainers to internal training.
- Improved employee engagementand retention of skills with significant cost reduction.
- With the Integration of MakeMyLabs, learners were able to engage in peer-based learning with shared access to labs globally. Our client is now able to take on more training programs per year than ever before – whether it’s induction or continuous learning for employees.
The way forward
With the successful integration of MakeMyLabs with all their L&D efforts – Using our continuous learning tools, our client is now able to do significantly more training programs per year.
Director of Learning & Development
About MakeMyLab:
MakeMyLab swill help you simplify and improve your training with employees or new hires. You will have greater flexibility to build and deliver your course, directly engage your learners, train them in real-life scenarios and advance productivity and retention by fostering a culture of continuous learning.
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30% Increase in learner engagement through hands-on learning powered by Virtual Labs
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CHALLENGES
- How to optimise cost for creating technology-skilling eco-systems across geographies
- How to migrate from blended learning processes to entirely online model keeping the hands-on practice component intact
RESOLUTION
STEP 1
- Integrated tech labs with each one of their instructor-led training (with multiple local partners) initiatives happening worldwide
- Provided on-demand configurations for every training program in a plug-n-play/ pre-provisioned model
STEP 2
- Stepped up our integration to every part of the L&D process that requires hands-on learning
- Enabled social learning by giving common access to labs
STEP 3
- Scaled up to 2X learners with access to tech labs within a yea
- Consultative approach to lab configurations basis learning objectives
RESULT
- Our client has been able to centralize their L&D efforts and standardize learning outcomes via hands-on practice on technologies learnt
- They have been able to move from outsourced trainers to internal training
- Improved employee engagement and retention of skills with significant cost reduction
- Learners were able to leverage peer-based learning as the labs had common access globally
Training across
20+ Geographies
Scaled to
2X learners within a year
Centralized all
L&Defforts
