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Personalization is a feature of a wide variety of experiences today. Social media feeds are customized based on the user's preferences, and video streaming services make recommendations based on previous ratings and general viewing habits. Most adults are used to personalization so often they expect it.

Therefore, a unified approach to learning and development (L&D) is usually not useful. After all, every employee is different and has different needs based on their role, existing knowledge and much more. Personalization can be used to enhance the learning experience. It just keeps getting more relevant and engaging, which leads to stronger results.

If you're wondering how to easily incorporate personalized learning into your training, here are some approaches that can work.

Recommended modules

One of the easiest ways to get started personalized learning is recommendations. Many courses are linked to specific areas, subject areas, and each other. As a result, you can create workflows that the system can use to suggest additional coursework based on an employee's role, department, or previous learning experience.

This approach tends to be highly relevant. When presenting options that are tailored to a position or department, relevance is automatically displayed. Similarly, by recommending courses that logically follow the learner's previous courses, you create a forward path for additional skill improvement and knowledge building.

Just-in-time courses

Just-in-time learning is a method that automatically has one Degree of personalization. This strategy is used to present coursework based on what an employee needs to know at a given point in time. Typically, this includes answering a question an employee has about the task at hand.

The reason just-in-time learning is inherently personalized is that it is always based on the current state. Coursework focuses on the demands of the moment, not skills or knowledge that a learner may (or sometimes not) need in the future. Immediacy means that employees use this information or skills to make it relevant to them as individuals.

Adaptive learning homepages

Many companies have a single homepage for their own Online learning experience. As a result, it is not always highly relevant for every participant as the requirements vary by role and department.

You can personalize this experience by simply adding adaptive learning websites. For example, different options can be created for each workgroup. If you have the technology in place, you can have the system review certain details of each employee's profile to reveal information that is clearly relevant to them.

In need of L&D talent who can personalize your employee training experience?

Adding personalization to your training may seem like a daunting undertaking, but it can be done when you have the right L&D professionals by your side. If you need help from learning experts, the poeticbusiness Consultants team will be happy to help.

With over a quarter of a century of experience, we have the L&D know-how you need to incorporate a personal touch into your training. By partnering with us, you will also work with candidate search allies to make finding the professionals you need as easy as possible.

If you need L&D talent who can make your personalization goals come true, the staff at poeticbusiness Consultants can help. Contact us today.