Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.
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research:userWYVÄSL Te net result is that public sector or- ganizations had to shiſt their programs to concentrate more on internal initiatives, in lieu of the extended enterprise. Of course, in the public sector, a lot of change can enter the system quickly, based on new ad- ministration directives and congressional mandates, all of which will intensify as we turn into 2013. WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING? Te category of Training to the Extended En- terprise — which includes not only internal audiences, but also customers, partners and a host of other external stakeholders — is an extremely important initiative in the corpo- rate sector. But it falls from first place to last place in the public sector. Te most money is spent on Compliance Training, which climbs to the No. 1 spot in both sectors. From a tools perspective in the corporate sector, 82 percent of the organizations say that they use E-learning Development Tools, and rising to the No. 2 slot is Web Meeting Chart 1. LEARNING TOOLS IN USE/PLANNED Alphabetical Sequence Assessment and testing Content develop-ment tools Collaborative work spaces Consulting services Content development services Content rating tools E-learning development tools Expert directory tools Gaming solutions Localization, translation services Knowledge portals Mobile learning Off-the-shelf content Online university content Outsourcing services Peer rating tools Project management tools Presenter tools Rapid development solutions Social networks 3-D/simulations Video solutions Virtual events/ classroom Virtual worlds Web conferencing Wikis, blogs or forums *Planned in next 12 months 16 July / August 2012 Elearning! Corporate In Use 74% 76% 44% 46% 35% 15% 82% 5% 7% 21% 44% 18% 56% 20% 24% 8% 52% 50% 37% 27% 7% 37% 43% 4% 77% 47% Corporate Planned* 13% 16% 15% 8% 7% 10% 30% 6% 8% 6% 19% 31% 15% 6% 8% 8% 7% 10% 12% 23% 7% 15% 17% 3% 12% 19% Public In Use 66% 26% 55% 34% 25% 8% 64% 6% 4% 9% 38% 25% 49% 26% 15% 8% 36% 47% 21% 17% 2% 36% 30% 0% 68% 38% Public Planned* 21% 19% 25% 13% 17% 13% 47% 4% 17% 2% 26% 38% 17% 15% 12% 13% 15% 25% 13% 13% 11% 13% 23% 11% 30% 21% Solutions with 77 percent of the organiza- tions reporting extensive use. Also rising to one of the top slots is the category of Content Development Tools with 76 percent of the organizations indicating adoption. Fiſty-six percent report that they use Off- the-Shelf Content; and 52 percent report that they use Project Management Tools on a regular basis. Highest on the "planning to add" list for the corporate sector over the next 12 months is Mobile Learning, followed by E-learning Development Tools and Social Learning Networks. In the public sector, the top training priority in 2012 shiſts back to Compliance Training from last year's Extended Enterprise Programs. However, the surprising news is that Extended Enterprise Programs plum- mets to last place in 2012. Closely behind Compliance Training in the No. 2 slot is Professional/Industry Training, which is up from its No. 10 spot in 2011. Desktop/IT, Leadership, and Train-the-Trainer initiatives all tie for the No. 3 spot, all of which move up from their 2011 positions of No. 5, No. 6, and No. 8 in the rankings, respectively. Customer Service, Mission Training, and Management Training tie for the No. 7 slot, but are down from their positions in 2011 of No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 in spending, respec- tively. Tese trends indicate that the public sector is investing in internal bench strength and workforce performance, versus their 2011 focus on the extended enterprise. Summarizing the key trends and per- spectives within the corporate space show that initiatives and buying patterns are changing to reflect the utilization of new technology platforms for E-learning Devel- opment, Mobile Learning, and Social Learn- ing Networks: Implementations are beginning to stretch among more categories of training initia- tives, but Compliance Training leads imple- mentation initiatives with 25 percent of the organizations ranking it as either their No. 1 or No. 2 priorities. Other top training implementations include Product Training, Leadership Development, and Professional/ Industry-Specific training initiatives. When it comes to delivery choices, 69 percent of the organizations indicate that e- learning and other non-classroom venues are used to deliver more than 50 percent of training.