As the word of business rapidly progresses, so does its need for regulatory compliance training. In this era of agility, businesses are on the constant lookout for opportunities to protect their organisations and employees. This is where agile compliance training becomes the focal point - a solution for the constant changes that are unavoidable throughout all industries landscapes. Agile compliance training allows organisations to quickly create, distribute, customise, and optimise regulatory training to best fit the constantly changing requirements of each learner's role.
These days businesses are dynamic; they are no longer restricted to the walls of brick-and-mortar establishments, even your local mum and pop shop have some sort of online presence. Employees, processes, hazards, transaction, tech, business relationships and everything else that comes with every business now require some sort of regulatory training. And keeping up with it can be as difficult as it sounds if not approached correctly.
So how do you, as a business of any size, create agile compliance training that stays up to date with these constant changes?
Agile compliance training is about understanding that new regulations constantly emerge, existing ones are updated, and standards evolve, then taking on a proactive approach that keeps you and your employees informed. By acknowledging the need for continuous learning and real-time updates, you can foster a culture that is readily able to achieve objectives while maintaining values and ethics amid uncertainty.
To implement this type of training successfully, organisations can employ a variety of techniques:
Break it up: Compliance training that expects its learners to sit down for a day or two and work through a long, content heavy course will be impossible to keep up to date. Instead, break it down into modules so you can quickly update and customise the sections that require attention. This will also make the learning a lot more digestible for your learners.
Use technology: Reduce the time spent between regulatory changes and updated training by investing in eLearning authoring tools that support agile design. There are many tools out there with many different offerings, look for one that is built around agile learning to allow for the rapid creation and distribution of material.
Data-driven learning: Data is a great way to identify where compliance training may need improving or where employees may need additional support. This allows you to design learning that not only keeps up with changes but also ensures employees' learning is transferring to workplace behaviour.
Agile learning as a business solution
Beyond its ability to keep up with the ever-changing world of compliance training, agile learning offers a practical solution to a number of other business issues, these include:
Flexibility: Agile learning is inherently flexible, it allows its organisations to respond rapidly to business changes. This is because it avoids the rigid, one-size-fits-all training program that is typical of traditional learning.
Personalisation: The adaptable, modular nature of agile learning ensures that employees receive the most relevant, role-specific compliance training.
Microlearning: Breaking your learning down into modules makes for a bite-sized, simplified approach to learning that can be accessed at any time – making compliance training a much more engaging experience.
Continuous improvement: Agile learning embraces continuous optimisation of learning. Feedback and assessments help organisations identify areas for improvement so training remains up to date.
Insider Tips
As a team of learning designers, we want to share a few insider tips to keeping your compliance training agile.
Monitor your learning: Keep an eye on your learning, just because it’s created doesn’t mean it’s done. Look beyond your training, ensure you stay informed of regulatory changes and industry trends so you can remain as current as possible.
Give an opportunity for feedback: Learners should get a say into what and how they learn, after all the learning is only effective if the user engages with it. Create feedback mechanisms that allow them to give you input so you can refine training content and delivery methods.
Automate as much as you can: automated notifications and tracking of employees let you know how up to date your learners are and whether they’re learning what needs to be learnt. It also reduces administrative burdens by reducing the need to file through large amounts of data.
Understanding that up-to-date compliance training is not just an option but a requirement for business to remain current and competitive is the first step in building an agile workplace. Protect your business and its employees and make your next compliance training course agile.