Performing thorough training tacking and getting staff to engage and participate in training can be a challenge. Over the years, learning management systems have provided many solutions to make this process easier. However, many team members find training boring and don’t retain a lot of the information they receive during sessions.

To fix this, we released a new gamification and badging feature as part of our VAIRKKO learning management system (LMS). This feature is free of charge and is now available to all existing and future clients.

We believe that gamification and badging can improve team member engagement and knowledge retention while providing LMS administrators and staff with a powerful dashboard that shows every team member’s accomplishments. Viewing badges in one intuitive screen can be a major motivational factor for everyone to work hard to meet training objectives. In this blog, we’ll cover the basics of gamification and badges and how these tools can help your company train smarter and better.

Have you ever heard the story of Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody? If you haven’t, take a look at the tale below:

“There was an important job that had to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. 

Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. 

Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. 

In the end, Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.”

Training management programs for employees are essential to the success of a company. All organizations need to support the development of their top professionals and provide them with the skills to best perform their roles. This is especially crucial with today’s rapidly evolving technologies.

There are many benefits to implementing staff training programs. On one hand, a company can handle its shortcomings and achieve better results as a whole. On the other hand, providing quality training programs can be a way to retain talent, improve the working environment, and ensure employees continue to progress. All these benefits should translate to a happier, safer  and more effective workforce.

Yet despite these advantages, developing an ideal staff training program is no easy feat. To help in this regard, we have prepared a guide that explains each step of how to do it successfully.

There’s no question about the fact that training management software is an essential tool for any business. 

It not only helps us to manage our training operations but also to organize the delivery of our training and optimize multiple aspects of the business. A TMS allows us to control and manage our entire business in one unified, central hub. 

Every organization has some sort of system in place, but depending on which and how it works, we can all most likely benefit immensely from an updated training management software. 

How does it help? It can aid us in terms of organization, design, maintenance, safety, and even the development of programs—but there’s much more to it.

General managers for construction companies, also called construction general managers, general contractors, or constructors, are some of the busiest people in the entire workforce. They are in charge of planning, implementing, and tracking safety, compliance, and training activities for hundreds or even thousands of people.

Training employees has many benefits, including increased job satisfaction, morale, efficiency, and innovation. However, many companies treat training sessions as one-off activities and then expect their employees to be superhuman working machines. It doesn’t work like that.

At VAIRKKO, we pride ourselves on providing the fastest and easiest way to manage a company’s workforce in one unified intelligent platform. Our workforce management solutions cover powerful tools such as training management and certification tracking.

Similar to many businesses, we faced many challenges in 2020 that made us adjust some of our business processes from state-wide lockdowns and more. We are, however, thankful for a great year despite the challenges. With your trust, we were able to achieve some amazing goals this year.

Whether it be an imposition of pandemic or simply a job perk, there's no denying the surge of remote work opportunities as we near the halfway point of 2020. As this trend continues, many employers are beginning to find that there is an increasing need for eLearning within their organization. The sky is the limit for what can be accomplished from anywhere and there are several benefits to making this shift.

By definition, eLearning is "learning conducted via electronic media, typically on the internet." What does this mean? This means that you are not limited to one type of course or category when it comes to educating your employees. Every organization is constructed of several moving pieces, which consist of multiple employees in a variety of roles. In just one role, there is so much to learn. Take a look at the below, using our imaginary employee Kevin:

Does COVID-19 find you and your employees logging on instead of walking in?

By now, every L&D leader knows that data is crucial. But which data points are getting your attention and energy? Unfortunately, many training managers only measure learner attendance, completion, and maybe feedback scores for satisfaction if they have time. These numbers definitely tell a story, but not the whole story. This data can inform your communication and delivery of training initiatives at best, and send you on a dead-end treasure hunt that doesn't produce results at worst.