In today’s world workplaces are not limited to tasks and responsibilities, they also involve a lot of learning and engagement among the employees. The way learning is conducted in most workplaces has changed as well, it’s not about a particular one-time training or onboarding program, it’s about establishing a culture of continuous learning and development. Human resource development is one of the many ways by which an organization can manifest and establish a culture of learning among its employee. Creating a culture of learning includes investing in training and resources that can encourage employees to learn new skills.
As Jeff Bezos said, “In business, what’s dangerous is not to evolve”. Learning enables an organization to evolve and improve.
A workplace culture cannot be defined, it is crafted by the organization’s norms, goals, beliefs, and values. Most workplace cultures are automatically and unconsciously created, however, to create a culture of learning there has been a conscious effort put forth by the organization. In this article, we will follow certain HRD tricks by which your organization can create and develop a culture of learning.
- Encourage employee engagement and sharing of knowledge.
Employee engagement plays a crucial role in building a culture that emphasizes learning. When employees are encouraged to share their knowledge and learning with one another and are rewarded for it, they feel integrated with building a culture of learning for their organization. HRD departments can organize informal and formal study and discussion sessions wherein employees can engage and share their knowledge through discussions rather than courses. The better employee engagement, the stronger and more constant will be the learning in the organization’s culture.
- Crafting meaningful training programs.
Human resource development is concerned with crafting training programs according to the need of the workforce. Employees feel better about learning and developing their skills when there are well-crafted meaningful training programs at their disposal. These programs play a significant role in creating a culture of learning as it encourages employees to continuously learn and improve their skillset. When organizations invest in these HRD training programs for their employees, the employees also feel much better about being in a work environment whose foundational core is based on endless learning and development.
- Building a healthy learning environment.
The environment of your organization largely influences the culture of learning. There are various learning platforms, some of which have a complicated interface while others are simple and interesting to use. The learning platform an organization chooses for its employee will effectively play a huge role in building the learning environment. Building a learning environment that is healthy and positive will better help in establishing a culture of learning as well. Human resource development can support the organization in curating a learning program suitable for its workforce, after considering many factors. When the learning environment is interactive, positive, easy, and healthy, employees will automatically make it a part of their workplace culture.
- Provide personalized training and learning plans.
Personalized training can include career coaching, training, and learning programs which are crafted keeping in mind every single employee individually. When organizations create personal development goals for every employee and craft training programs that will help them in achieving their goals, it becomes integrated into their work culture automatically. By supporting your employee’s career ambitions, it can inspire them to self-learning in the right direction. Overall, providing personalized attention through career orientation and training programs can help in creating a culture of learning which is effective and strong.
- Ingrain leering as a core value to your employees.
Having strong organizational values that employees believe in helps in creating a learning culture easily. The organizational leader should be an example for employees as dedicated and engaged learners for personal. This will help employees understand that learning is a core value that the organization follows and they will accordingly start learning and developing themselves. When your organization showcases its commitment to learning and employee will engage better with the HRD resources provided to them. This will help in creating a culture of learning that benefits all and produces great results.
Human resource development departments have a lot of responsibilities to fulfill in an organization. One of the major responsibilities is to guide employees with adequate well-planned and structured training and development programs by which they can develop themselves. HRD can be a great contributor to establishing a culture of learning in the workplace. A culture of learning is overall crucial for an organization to continue growing and developing. Hopefully, the above-mentioned HRD strategy can help you create an ever-lasting culture of learning for your organization.