What is Corporate Education?

Corporate Education is a relatively new term that encompasses formal and informal education and training an organisation provides its employees. Corporate Education involves a holistic approach to the learning and development of employees and strives to align all training activities with the corporate and strategies of the organisation. 

Why is Corporate Education Important?

As the world economy evolves to the ‘knowledge economy’ the rate at which an organisation can learn and develop new products, new processes and new markets is an emerging competitive edge. Corporate education provides a holistic framework for the learning and development of employees. 

What is ‘Lifelong Learning’?

While most people learn something every day,  Lifelong learning is the concept of continual learning that everybody now requires in order to maintain their employable skills and knowledge. 

How do I Improve the Relevance of my Corporate Training?

There are two aspects to improving the relevance of your corporate training:

1)     Ensure that all employee training and development aligns with the strategic goals of the organisation;

2)     Blend formal training and corporate education with informal and workplace learning. There is growing research that finds some 80% of what people learn for their employment they learn on-the-job. Therefore, by blending formal training with workplace learning, employees have the opportunity to apply what they learn, relate their learning to their job and develop a better understanding of the theory and concepts underpinning their formal training. 

How Can I Learn More About Corporate Education?

I have written a book on the topic: Corporate Education – A Practical Guide to Effective Corporate Learning (ISBN 978-0-646-52812-0). The book is intended to provide chief executives, senior managers, line managers, human resource managers, chief learning officers and training managers with relevant information and cases studies to assist them to better understand the role and potential of corporate education and training. The book features practical information to assist organisations improve the effectiveness of their corporate education and training and increase their return on investment from employee learning and development.