Bridging the gap – the secrets of integrating learning and work
Laura Overton, Managing Director, Towards Maturity
How do you ensure your learning initiatives work for learners and really create value for the enterprise? Since 2003, over 2,200 organisations have taken part in the Towards Maturity Benchmark Study, Europe’s largest investigation into the innovative practices of top learning companies. In this session, Laura Overton will be launching the results of the 2012-13 Benchmark study, uncovering the practical implications of this new evidence for L&D professionals as we prepare to bridge the gap between learning and work in 2013. Join us in this exclusive event and be the first to find out about:
- The bottom line – the proof you’ve been waiting for to help win hearts and minds of business stakeholders
- Top industry trends – looking beyond the hype of social, mobile, cloud to discover what’s right for you right now
- Integrating learning and work - 4 missed L&D opportunities and what to do about them
- Engaging learners – 3 secrets for improving take-up and motivation
- Bridging the gap – 6 practical tips from top learning companies
Note: Join us and be the first to be able to download the full 2012-13 Benchmark Report free of charge at the end of the event from www.towardsmaturity.org/2012benchmark
Laura Overton
Laura Overton the Managing Director of Towards Maturity – a not for profit benchmark practice that provides independent research to help business deliver improved performance through learning innovation. Her work is based on 25+ years of practical experience looking at learning innovation for business advantage and is backed by her independent research with over 2000 organisations and 3000 learners since 2003.
Laura was the author of ‘Linking Learning To Business’ – one of the first industry benchmark studies with both organisations and learners investigating good practices of successful implementations (Jan 04). Since then she has authored 10 independent reports looking at effective e-learning practices in the workplace that are referenced around the globe. With over 2 decades of experience of implementing learning technologies in the workplace, she works with government policy makers representing employer interests and has contributed to initiatives associated with the UK’s Sector Skills Councils, the European Commission and has sat on the steering groups of a number of UK government learning technology strategy boards (including the Becta Harnessing Technology strategy and as a member the original advisory board to the Learning and Skills Council (now Skills Funding Agency).
Laura is a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) and of the British Institute of Learning and Development and is a popular industry commentator having published over 150 articles and case studies. She sits on the steering committee of Online Educa Berlin and advisory board of ELIG and the LPI. In February 2010, she was awarded the Institute of IT Training’s prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to IT training.
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