The SMARTER Approach to Workplace Learning
Smarter for the Organisation; Smarter for the Worker

Training is often the hammer used to crack the proverbial nut when it comes to improving performance in the workplace, particularly when the training involves the creation and delivery of all-singing, all-dancing, content-rich e-learning courses.  By focusing on more social and collaborative approaches you can reduce (and often eliminate) the need for costly training. 

We help organisations understand how to do this in their organisation using the SMARTER Approach to Workplace Learning, which is grounded in the principles shown below. 

Principles

S - Social and collaborative approaches underpin the SMARTER approach to workplace learning.  This does not mean  simply throwing social media tools at any problem to create a social solution, but more importantly means  ...

M -  shifting your thinking towards a new mindset that is not focused on training as the solution to every learning problem includes ...

A - encouraging autonomous learners/workers - either to solve their own learning/business problems in their own way - or help them become more autonomous in the solutions that you help them build.   This means, and will lead to ..

R -  a reduction in the amount of formal training provided

T - All of the above will be supported by technology  E - but by using a technology-enabled approach (e.g. a collaboration platform) rather than a technology-managed approach (e.g. LMS).

R - This will lead to a more responsive and agile approach to learning in the organisation, and one where "learning=working and working=learning".

If you would like to re-think your approach to workplace learning,  we offer a 1 day onsite Collaborative Workshop to take you through the principles of the SMARTER Working approach to help you and your team identify the way forward.  Cost: £950 + VAT.  Contact Jane Hart at jane.hart@c4lpt.co.uk to start the discussion.

We also provide business performance consultancy services that address performance and learning problems in ways that seek to educe or eliminate the need for costly and/or unnecessary training.  See the Consultancy page.