Will Talheimer of Work-Learning Research recently talked with Eric Shepherd, CEO of Questionmark, to get a sense of the learning industry and how it has been affected by the downturn in the world economy.
Check the link above for the videos of the interview.
Main takeaways?
- People are moving to where the jobs are, and jobs are moving to where the people are.
- Content and assessments must be culturally aware as well as multilingual to target the global workforce.
- Training budgets are being slashed.
- Measure it to Manage it.
- Increase in assessment tools being used in pre-employment screening.
- Certification and tested credentials become more important to job seekers.