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A Reseller Academy may initially sound like a few product courses for sales partners. In practice, it determines whether partners understand, prefer, and sell your product with confidence. This article shows which strategy, content, platform features, and metrics you need. Especially useful: the step-by-step guide for Marketing, Sales, Product Management, Support, and L&D.

How do I build a Reseller Academy?

Two people attend hybrid employee training

01.06.2026 8 minutes

Whether it's annual health and safety training or intensive onboarding. No company can do without regular training. Read this article to learn how to address the challenges of employee training and how to conduct successful training yourself.

Employee training - effective training for motivated employees

A young woman leaves a company with a high employee turnover rate, taking her personal belongings with her.

01.06.2026 6 minutes

A stable and committed workforce is crucial to your economic success. High employee turnover, on the other hand, is costly and jeopardizes your company’s productivity. In this article, you’ll learn how you can reduce employee turnover at your company, and find some tried-and-tested tips and best practices to help you maintain a low turnover rate.

Reduce employee turnover by offering development opportunities

Symbolic image of human centricity: A person taps a digital human icon connected to symbols for AI, ethics, data protection, strategy, and human responsibility.

01.06.2026 6 minutes

AI is rapidly changing our duties, roles, and expectations. Which is precisely why human centricity is gaining ground in personnel development. This article explains why human skills are a solid foundation for transformation, and how companies can integrate these skills into learning paths, leadership, and everyday practice. For anyone who wants to drive digital transformation without losing sight of the human element.

Why is a human-centric approach so important in personnel development?

Four people in a modern meeting room are discussing partner training and the targeted training of external business partners.

29.05.2026 7 minutes

External partners often sell, install, advise, or support customers directly. That's exactly where it's decided whether knowledge truly makes an impact. This article shows how to build partner training in a structured way, avoid common technical pitfalls, and keep your partners motivated over the long term. With clear recommendations from practice and an honest look at strategy, roles, content, and measurability.

How do I build effective partner training?

Digital representation of partner compliance with compliance symbols above a keyboard, visualizing quality assurance, guidelines, and requirements.

28.05.2026 7 minutes

External partners sell, advise, implement, or support your products. But what happens when they misunderstand compliance requirements or documentation is missing? This article shows how companies can structure partner compliance cleanly, embed training meaningfully, and avoid audit stress. Especially helpful for anyone who suddenly needs to manage not only internal mandatory training, but also external partners.

How do I ensure partner compliance?

Two smiling business professionals standing with arms crossed in a modern office. The image symbolizes consultation, trust, and professional support in building a Partner Academy.

28.05.2026 7 minutes

A Partner Academy brings structure to collaboration with resellers, service partners, technicians, and other external audiences. But for knowledge to truly land, a simple course area in the LMS is rarely enough. What matters is tailored content, clear certifications, smart technology, and measurable impact on revenue, quality, and compliance. This article shows how companies can enable their partners in a targeted way and turn scattered knowledge into a strong partner ecosystem.

How do you build a successful Partner Academy?

A person holds a digital scale in their hands. One side shows an AI symbol, the other a human head. The image visualizes AI Governance as a balance between technology, responsibility, and human oversight.

22.05.2026 6 minutes

AI can significantly reduce the workload for L&D teams when security, quality, and responsibilities are clearly defined. This is exactly where AI governance determines trust, scalability, and business impact. This article shows how to build a practical governance model for learning and development and avoid typical risks early on.

How can AI governance succeed in learning and development?

Digital network with world map, tablet, and business icons visualizing an extended enterprise LMS for scalable training of external audiences.

15.05.2026 5 minutes

Training external target groups sounds simple—until your partners, retailers, customers, and franchisees need their own portals, permissions, and reports. An extended enterprise LMS brings order to this chaos. In this article, we explain which features really matter and how you can build a scalable, secure, and measurable external training program.

What Features Should an Extended Enterprise LMS Have?

Generative AI in learning and development: Digital learning platform with an AI chatbot, interactive learning modules, and analytics elements on a tablet.

08.05.2026 5 minutes

AI can significantly reduce your L&D team’s workload, but only if you have clear processes, robust governance, and measurable goals in place. This article shows you how to effectively use generative AI in learning and development without creating new tool silos. You’ll learn which use cases are worth pursuing first, and how to turn AI experiments into robust learning processes.

How can I use generative AI in learning and development?

Visualization of a skill taxonomy: In a digital network, the central term “Skills” is connected to several icons representing capabilities such as analytics, communication, leadership, goals, and ideas. The image illustrates how skills in organizations can be structured, organized, and linked to one another.

24.04.2026 7 minutes

Skill taxonomies are considered a key to targeted upskilling, internal talent management, and greater transparency in the organization. In practice, however, they often raise new questions: How detailed should the model be, how do you keep it up to date, and what value does AI really add? This article shows you how to approach the topic pragmatically, avoid common mistakes, and turn a skill taxonomy into real business value.

How do I implement a skill taxonomy that has a real impact on my company?

Person typing on a laptop with digital store and sales icons above it, illustrating Partner Sales Enablement in a connected partner sales ecosystem.

15.04.2026 7 minutes

Your partners are supposed to sell, but in practice they often lack the valuable knowledge they need to sell successfully. The result: long ramp-up times, unclear messaging, and lost revenue. In this article, you will learn how Partner Sales Enablement helps your partners become productive faster and which content, processes, and platform features really make the difference. Read on to see how partners become real revenue drivers.

Partner Sales Enablement

Manager analyzing a digital dashboard with a pie chart showing budget allocation and employee training costs within a company.

19.03.2026 7 minutes

In this article, you will learn how to calculate employee development costs accurately, uncover hidden costs, and manage your budget strategically. You will also see why a clear cost logic is critical for staying competitive right now.

How much should employee training cost?

Extended enterprise learning in practice: Digital training and collaboration for customers, partners, and external audiences in a modern learning ecosystem.

13.03.2026 7 minutes

Extended Enterprise Learning (EEL)

Teaser

Four colleagues are sitting together at a large conference table in a modern office, working attentively on a laptop. Two additional laptops, a notebook, and a tablet are placed on the table. The group appears engaged and is actively collaborating, suggesting a joint planning or coordination session, for example regarding the use of a learning budget for professional development initiatives.

06.03.2026 5 minutes

Is your learning budget under pressure? Does every investment have to deliver? Many L&D managers are struggling with stagnating resources and rising expectations. In this article, you’ll learn how to strategically prioritize your learning budget, demonstrate real business impact, and confidently defend your plans to management. It’s time to move away from endless justifications and toward measurable value creation.

Learning budget

Skill gap analysis: Manager reviewing digital skill data on a laptop with virtual checklists and AI icons

29.01.2026 5 minutes

Many companies collect skill data, but often find themselves merely reacting to gaps instead of managing them. In this article, you’ll learn how to clearly identify and prioritize skill gaps and translate them into real learning outcomes, with or without AI. Plus: Methods that really work in practice without leaving you stuck in Excel quicksand.

Skill gap analysis

Hand holding a magnifying glass with a glowing lightbulb as a symbol of an alternative to classroom-style training and digital learning formats

12.01.2026 6 minutes

Are you planning to replace or strategically supplement traditional classroom teaching? Find out which learning formats will give you the best return, how to evaluate cost-effectiveness, and which alternative best suits your training goals.

Which types of training are more cost-effective for companies?

03.11.2025 4 minutes

An LMS platform is much more than just a training tool. It’s the backbone of a modern personnel development program. But which solution really suits your requirements? Learn what’s important when making your selection, how to successfully implement the system step by step, and how to ensure long-term acceptance and successful learning outcomes. A practical overview for anyone who wants to take a strategic approach to learning.

How to select and implement an LMS platform

eLearning consultant in front of a laptop

01.11.2025 5 minutes

Implementing a learning management system is complex—it’s a project spanning technology, processes, and user adoption. An experienced LMS implementation consultant ensures everything goes to plan—efficiently, seamlessly, and without going off course. Discover how professional support saves time, reduces costs, and makes your LMS project a real success.

LMS Implementation Consultants: Experts in Successful LMS Implementation

Business professional looking thoughtfully at a laptop while researching a Memberspot alternative for corporate learning.

28.10.2025 7 minutes

Are you using Memberspot or considering introducing it, but aren’t sure whether it really fits in with your goals? Many companies quickly realize that simple course platforms have their limitations. In this article, you’ll learn when Memberspot can be useful, when it might not be, and which alternatives offer more options for corporate learning, automation, and reporting.

Memberspot Alternative

Businessperson in an office working on a laptop and analyzing the cost of a learning platform.

27.10.2025 6 minutes

How much does a learning platform actually cost, and what factors influence the price? In this article, you’ll learn which costs are often overlooked and which licensing models make sense for your company. Learn how to plan a realistic budget and avoid costly mistakes.

Learning platform costs: What you need to consider

26.10.2025 7 minutes

A learning journey turns standalone training into measurable skill development. In this article, we’ll show you the five phases that take you from a clear introduction to firm consolidation, and how you can measure each stage in a practical way. A concrete example from the world of sales based on the introduction of a new CRM tool makes the steps tangible and transferable. You’ll receive a compact step-by-step guide with methods, KPIs, and tips for everyday implementation

The Learning Journey

LMS administrator working focused at computer in a modern office, managing the learning management system and optimizing learning processes.

24.10.2025 5 minutes

Even the most powerful LMS is useless if there’s no one to maintain it and continuously monitor and improve critical processes. These are the core responsibilities of an LMS administrator. Read on to find out about the duties of an LMS administrator, the skills they need, and why you may not need to have your own one in-house.

LMS Administrators: Responsibilities, Requirements, and Benefits for Your Organization

A person is working on a laptop. Digital icons related to learning and knowledge are displayed above. The main icon shows a graduation cap labeled ‘eLearning.’ The image illustrates the use of an online training platform.

22.10.2025 7 minutes

How do you keep your employees, customers, and partners up to date? With a modern online training platform, learning is efficient, scalable, and measurable. Find out which systems are really worth investing in, how LMSs differ from course portals, and how to find the perfect platform for your company.

Online training platforms for companies: Why you should invest in an LMS today

07.10.2025 4 minutes

Cloud, on-premise, or open source? This article shows you what types of LMS are available, what advantages they offer, and how you can find the right system for your company.

LMS types: Cloud, on-premise, or open source?

A man in business attire sits at a desk, looking attentively at his laptop. The image represents digital learning and the use of modern tools for auditable training. Large windows and a green plant are visible in the background.

26.09.2025 8 minutes

Your staff may have completed their mandatory training courses, but have you documented it in a way that’s auditable? That’s precisely what auditors ask, both internal and external ones. Relying solely on Excel lists here risks costly consequences. In this article, you’ll learn what evidence you really need and how you can make your training courses auditable and stress-free.

Auditable training courses: How do you make mandatory training courses auditable and tamper-proof in large companies?

Learning management system functions visualization

15.09.2025 4 minutes

Find out what a learning management system (LMS) can do for your company. We’ll cover its definition and specific advantages, plus helpful selection criteria for companies in the DACH region.

Learning management system: definition, benefits, FAQ

Mockup of the eLearning authoring tool Knowledgeworker Create displayed on a laptop, tablet, and smartphone with various learning content; includes awards such as Capterra, GetApp, eLearning Journal Award, and Brandon Hall Excellence Awards.

01.08.2025 8 minutes

from Alexander Buze

What makes the eLearning authoring tool Knowledgeworker Create so impressive

Looking for a powerful eLearning authoring tool for your online courses? Discover how companies are using Knowledgeworker Create to create interactive, scalable, and accessible training courses—including with AI support.

A person using a smartphone and laptop to sell online courses, illustrated by digital shopping icons.

01.08.2025 8 minutes

Do you want to sell online courses, but find that conventional tools quickly reach their limits? Find out why many companies fail at digital course distribution and what really works. With practical tips, essential legal knowledge, and tangible solutions for professional learning programs. Read now to learn how to set up your course sales strategically.

Selling online courses: How to transform your learning content into a profitable online business

An older businesswoman with gray curly hair and glasses sits smiling at a desk, working on a laptop. She is wearing a light blue and white striped shirt. The image conveys the idea of professional succession planning.

18.07.2025 6 minutes

Many companies underestimate how crucial strategic succession planning is. When experienced employees leave, you risk knowledge and confidence going with them. Find out how to secure key positions early on and develop talent strategically. Digital solutions such as eLearning and talent management can help you make the transition a smooth one. Read now to find out how to keep your company ready for whatever the future holds.

How can long-term succession planning help your company?

Female worker in protective gear uses a tablet for training directly at a collaborative robot: A practical example of mobile learning.

23.06.2025 7 minutes

Digital training is a hot topic for companies, but what about employees who don’t have a fixed PC workstation? Mobile learning brings training right to where your staff need it: at the machine, in the warehouse, or on the road while making sales. It enables your teams to learn flexibly, in a hands-on way, without losing time. Find out how you can use mobile learning to finally make training accessible to everyone.

Mobile learning for companies: How to finally make training accessible to everyone

A manager discusses talent development strategies with her team in a corporate setting.

20.06.2025 6 minutes

How do you develop talent strategically when traditional training isn’t cutting it? What can you do about skill gaps, skill shortages, and digital overload? The answers lie in smart, digital talent development—personal, scalable, and integrated strategically into your company. In this article, you’ll find out which tools, methods, and success factors really make the difference.

Talent development in companies: How eLearning is shaping the future of personnel development

Three people in an office discuss content on a laptop while a woman gestures and explains.

13.06.2025 8 minutes

Buy ready-made courses, create content yourself, or have custom training courses developed for you? If you want to introduce online staff training, it can be hard to decide which direction to take. In this article, you’ll learn how to make the right choice and which software you really need. Get started with digital training now, and make it practical and efficient!

Online staff training: How to digitalize training for your workforce

Woman using AI in personnel development to create digital training content

25.04.2025 6 minutes

AI has long been more than just a trend in personnel development. It solves concrete problems that HR teams struggle with every day: a lack of clarity over skill gaps, lengthy content creation times, insufficient personalization. When you’re training hundreds or thousands of employees, you need more than standard solutions. This article explains how you can use AI to strategically manage training, gain efficiency, and develop talent with a range of practical, clearly structured, and directly implementable tips.

AI in personnel development

Two colleagues discuss the strategic use of LMSs and CMSs for digital learning and content management at a desk.

25.04.2025 5 minutes

Do you want to digitalize your company’s training programs, but don’t know whether an LMS or a CMS is the right choice? The two might sound similar, but they do completely different things. In this article, you’ll find out which system suits your company’s goals—with everything explained clearly, practically, and concisely. So you can make the right decision for your training strategy.

LMS vs. CMS: How companies can find the right system for their eLearning and content management

A businessman analyzing data on a digital interface, representing data-driven decisions in a modern HR strategy.

11.04.2025 5 minutes

How futureproof is your HR strategy? Between digitalization, the skilled worker shortage, and increasing compliance requirements, traditional HR models are quickly reaching their limits. In this article, you’ll find out why a modern HR strategy is so crucial, and how you can use eLearning, skill management, and smart software to revolutionize your HR processes. Read now and strategically transform your personnel management systems.

Developing a modern HR strategy: How to digitalize and futureproof your HR work

A businesswoman works on a laptop in a modern office – a symbolic image of HR digitization in companies.

28.03.2025 6 minutes

Many companies are stuck in the HR administration trap: Excel spreadsheets, paper lists, and a lack of transparency. HR digitization offers a clear way out – and real benefits. Learn how to replace outdated processes, avoid typical risks, and strategically reposition your HR work. With practical examples, concrete implementation steps, and helpful insights for decision-makers.

HR Digitization: Why Companies Need to Act Now

A young woman sits focused at her laptop in an inspiring environment, working on creating training online.

27.02.2025 9 minutes

In-person training is expensive, time-consuming, and difficult to organize? Online training offers the solution: It saves costs, makes knowledge available at any time, and increases the efficiency of your professional development. But how do you create digital training that really works? Here you will learn step by step how to successfully implement eLearning in your company!

Create training online: Step by step to a successful eLearning solution

A young woman is working intently on her laptop in a modern library—she is participating in an online academy.

14.02.2025 7 minutes

Many organizations fail when building an online academy—lack of acceptance, unstructured content, or overwhelming software make the project a challenge. But with the right strategy, your academy becomes a success factor. In this article, you will learn the 8 essential tips for successfully building your online academy.

Build an Online Academy: 8 Expert Tips for Your Success

Two businesspeople working enthusiastically at a laptop—a positive working atmosphere strengthens retention management and boosts employee loyalty.

03.02.2025 5 minutes

High staff turnover and a lack of development prospects cost companies valuable talent. Retention management is more than simply offering a better salary and benefits—it needs a clear strategy. Find out how digital learning solutions can help you retain your employees long-term and future-proof your company.

Retention management: How companies retain their best talent long-term

A hand holds a digital depiction of a globe with symbols for education, knowledge, and technology, such as a graduation hat, a book, and a head with gears, symbolizing modern knowledge management.

17.01.2025 5 minutes

Knowledge is your company’s most valuable asset—so what happens if it’s lost? Knowledge management preserves your teams’ expertise, while eLearning gives you a flexible way to share it. Together, they prevent costly knowledge gaps, encourage innovation, and strengthen your company’s competitiveness. Find out how to safeguard knowledge efficiently and pass it on effectively now!

Knowledge management meets eLearning: Safeguard knowledge, pass it on, reap the reward

Visualization of the most important personnel development trends for 2025

03.01.2025 4 minutes

2025 will be a key year for personnel development. New trends such as hands-on learning, social formats, and personalized training are revolutionizing how employees grow and companies maintain their success. In this article, we’ll explore what developments you can expect to see in the year ahead—and how you can use them to your advantage.

Personnel development trends for 2025

An HR manager checks documents at her desk in a modern office, symbolizing the development of an effective HR strategy.

17.12.2024 5 minutes

How do you attract the right talent and strategically develop your employees? The skilled worker shortage and increasing demands for further training are putting many HR departments under pressure. A clear HR strategy helps you create long-term solutions. Find out how you can use HR software and eLearning to plan and implement your strategy effectively.

HR strategy: How to futureproof your HR policy

A person works on a tablet and interacts with virtual icons representing digital skills such as AI, eBooks, and video content.

06.12.2024 5 minutes

Are your employees ready for the digital future? Without digital skills, it’s going to become increasingly difficult to drive innovation, optimize processes, and remain competitive. In this article, we’ll explain why these future skills are so important, which skills are going to be in demand, and how you can strategically develop your teams—individually, efficiently, and in a hands-on way.

Digital skills: The key capabilities your company needs now!

A diverse team of six smiling employees stand together in an office, optimizing the employee experience.

29.11.2024 6 minutes

Do you find it difficult to retain top talent long-term? Are your teams often overwhelmed or less engaged than you’d like? The solution lies in a positive employee experience. It helps you build a working environment that motivates people, boosts their productivity, and retains talent long-term. In this article, you’ll find out which factors influence the employee experience, why it’s crucial to your bottom line, and how digital tools can support you.

Optimizing the employee experience: A way to boost satisfaction, productivity, and corporate success

Man creates a training plan for his eLearning on his laptop

12.11.2024 approx. 6 minutes

A training concept is the plan that determines the success of your training measures. Whether at work, at school, or as part of a vocational qualification, a good training concept is the foundation of effective learning. But why? And how do you create one? What are the key steps? In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know to create an effective training concept—from needs analysis to successful implementation. By the end, you’ll not only have the knowledge, but also practical tips that will pave your way to successful training.

Training concept

07.11.2024 approx. 7 minutes

Companies these days are facing major challenges: Skilled worker shortages, rapid digitalization, and hybrid working models are the new normal. Today’s employees expect more than just a salary—they’re looking for development opportunities, purpose, and a positive corporate culture. Find out how you can successfully master the challenges of the modern working world by utilizing the right approaches.

Strategic HR work as your key to corporate success

30.10.2024 approx. 5 minutes

A good learning experience is not just a matter of convenience, because it influences the long-term success of your company. If your employees are confronted with a poor training offer, they will quickly lose motivation. The result? Further development stagnates and the level of knowledge in the company stagnates. Employees remain at an outdated level of knowledge, which leads to competitive disadvantages in the long term. In this article, we show you how you can use the right strategies to improve your employees' learning process.

The optimal learning experience

A man in a casual denim shirt works intently on a laptop in a modern office to improve his skills through corporate training.

11.10.2024 10 minutes

Your in-house corporate training has lost its way: There’s a skilled worker shortage, digital transformation, increasing demands… and your current training approaches are reaching their limits. Digital solutions offer flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency. They enable you to meet your employees exactly where they are and prepare them for the challenges of the future. In this article, you’ll learn how digital corporate training can advance your company and secure its long-term success.

Corporate training: Methods, benefits, and best practices

04.10.2024 6 minutes

Do you not only want to develop your employees, but also guide them in the right direction? Then development plans are just the tool for you! With a personal career GPS, you can support your employees in achieving their goals step-by-step—all while keeping things perfectly aligned with your corporate strategy. Sounds promising? That’s because it is!

Creating effective development plans for employees: Here’s how it’s done

Portrait photo of Ulrike Bergler, Chief Human Resources Officer at Peppermint

01.10.2024 5 minutes

To counteract the skilled worker shortage and the demographic-related loss of knowledge, Peppermint has this year taken a decisive step toward digital training and preserving and compiling its specialist expertise. In this interview, Ulrike Bergler, Chief Human Resources Officer, reveals the challenges the textile industry is currently facing and how Peppermint is using creative learner marketing strategies to get its employees excited about digital learning formats.

Learner marketing as a motivation booster

Two woodworkers view product training on a laptop in their workshop.

04.09.2024 11 minutes

Without targeted product training, users lack information, which leads to misunderstandings, inefficient processes, and, ultimately, suboptimal results. In this article, we’ll explain who benefits from product training, how to organize it effectively, and which pitfalls you should avoid. Learn how you can prepare your teams to use and market your product competently, and thereby lay the foundations for long-term success.

Product training: Informed employees and satisfied customers

Two business people, an older man with a gray beard and a younger woman with curly hair, sit next to each other at a table in a modern office and look at a laptop together, which is displaying an example of peer-to-peer learning.

22.08.2024 10 minutes

In these times of skills shortages and demographic shifts, developing your employees is becoming increasingly important. Traditional training methods are often too rigid and inflexible to meet the requirements of our new world of work. In this article, we’ll show you how you can successfully implement peer-to-peer learning in your company. and thereby strengthen the learning culture and employee loyalty while retaining and passing on valuable knowledge within the company.

Peer-to-peer learning

Two businesswomen discuss career development in a modern office. The woman on the left in the rust-colored blazer points to a tablet and smiles, while the woman on the right with red hair and an olive green blouse listens attentively. Large windows and plants can be seen in the background.

09.08.2024 10 minutes

A targeted career development strategy not only boosts motivation and loyalty among your employees, but also ensures your company’s long-term success. Read how digital technologies and customized strategies can develop and retain your best talents long-term, and so help you set the course for a future-proof corporate strategy.

Career development

Two engineers, a man and a woman, wear white safety helmets and blue uniforms and are involved in on-the-job training in a production plant. They examine a machine, with the woman holding a digital tablet and the man pointing to a component to discuss details of its operation.

08.08.2024 10 minutes

On-the-job training improves the way companies train their employees. It integrates learning directly into everyday working life, meaning that your employees acquire practical knowledge they can apply straight away. In this article, you’ll learn how on-the-job training can optimize your training strategies, which methods and tools have proven effective, and how you can create the ideal conditions for successful training.

On-the-job training

An employee uses digital learning in his office

29.07.2024 10 minutes

A study conducted by the Bitkom Akademie in 2022 showed that 89% of respondents considered the opportunity to participate in further training to be crucial for their personal development. Digital learning offers a flexible and effective solution to continuously developing your employees, while also making your company more attractive to new talents. Read this article to find out how to successfully implement digital learning at your company, which tools you’ll need, and which methods you can use. Learn about the advantages of digital training and take a look into the future of digital learning.

Digital learning for companies

An SME’s learning and development team discusses the L&D strategy at a computer workstation.

12.07.2024 11 minutes

SMEs all over the country are struggling with the same challenges: A shortage of skilled workers, a tense economic situation, and rapid changes due to technological developments. The solution: Learning and development (L&D). In this article, you’ll find out what opportunities and options L&D offers for SMEs, and how you can successfully implement digital learning and development methods at your company.

Learning and development (L&D): Opportunities and options for SMEs

Collaborative learning on a laptop in an office environment: A man and a woman work together on a collaborative learning task

04.07.2024 9 minutes

Do you remember doing group projects at school? Many of us found them annoying—but there was an important lesson behind all the stress: Collaboration can be incredibly effective. In today’s continuing professional development landscape, we take advantage of this through what is known as collaborative learning. Find out why collaborative learning is so valuable, and how you can combine it with eLearning. You’ll find some practical tips to help you implement it, as well as examples that will make it easier for you to deploy.

Effective personnel development with collaborative learning

Man in construction helmet with laptop sitting on a large cardboard box in a workshop

18.06.2024 8 minutes

Mandatory training courses such as occupational safety, data protection, and compliance are part of everyday life in every company. They are not only required by law, but are also crucial to maintaining a smooth and safe workflow. However, traditional training methods often involve extensive logistical efforts and additional costs. In this article, you’ll learn about the benefits of online mandatory training and how you can implement it at your company.

Providing mandatory training courses online

Expert interview with Co-Founder Tom George discussing the best practice project of the Hydrogen Galaxy information platform

14.06.2024 5 minutes

From a specially trained hydrogen AI that utilizes only validated knowledge, to modern, super-compact eLearning courses and expert discussions, the Hydrogen Galaxy information platform gets companies ready for the hydrogen age. Find out more about this best practice project and take away some practical advice from an experienced founder.

Best practice project: How to create a digital information platform for sharing expert knowledge

Blonde woman smiling and writing in her notebook, laptop next to her

06.06.2024 6 minutes

Planning an effective training course is a unique challenge—it involves much more than just booking a room and hiring a trainer. If you want to plan a successful training course, you need to start much earlier. In this article, you’ll find out how to plan, roll out, and measure the success of your training course in 9 easy steps. Use the accompanying checklist to make sure you don’t forget anything along the way.

How to plan and implement an effective training course

Three nurses standing in a hospital corridor, smiling

28.05.2024 9 minutes

The shortage of skilled workers in the healthcare sector has become one of the biggest challenges facing HR managers and executives in healthcare and nursing facilities. eLearning is a flexible and cost-effective way to combat it. It not only helps you upskill existing specialists, but also attract and retain new talent long-term.

Skilled worker shortage in the healthcare sector: How digital training can ease the strain

A training team jointly evaluates eLearning tools for personnel development

24.05.2024 9 minutes

Choosing the right eLearning tool presents companies with major challenges. The wealth of tools available is often overwhelming. This article will give you a clear overview of 9 popular eLearning tools. You’ll learn about the most important functions and advantages of the various options, and find out how to select the right one for your company. Plus, our additional resources will give you a deeper insight into the topic.

9 eLearning tools for your personnel development

Four smiling doctors stand against the wall with various devices

16.05.2024 8 minutes

Personnel development in hospitals involves major challenges and requires flexible solutions. Digital training products offer answers, but also raise new questions. Find out how digital learning models can improve your strategic workforce planning. Discover tried-and-tested strategies and tips for successfully integrating eLearning into everyday hospital life.

A fresh take on personnel development in hospitals

Smiling woman sitting at desk with document in hand

13.05.2024 approx. 4 minutes

The better the induction process for new employees, the greater the likelihood that they will feel comfortable and valued in your company. So you have to get the onboarding process right! Use this checklist to make sure yours is effective and smooth. It covers all the key tasks throughout the various phases of onboarding.

Onboarding checklist

An HR manager evaluates questionnaires to identify training requirements

03.05.2024 5 minutes

Do you know your employees’ training requirements? How do you identify them? The rapid pace of technological development is forcing companies to constantly expand and adapt their employees’ skills. Find out what methods are available to help you identify training requirements. Implement our step-by-step guide at your company and receive valuable tips on how to effectively cover the training requirements you identify.

Identifying training requirements in 8 simple steps

Middle-aged woman is greeted at her workstation with a handshake

02.05.2024 approx. 7 minutes

After an extensive recruitment process, you’ve finally found the ideal candidate for a key position at your company. The relief and anticipation are great—but now the real challenge begins. Learn how to develop an effective and successful onboarding program that perfectly integrates new employees and retains them at your company long-term.

Onboarding

A happy candidate agrees to preboarding when signing her contract

18.04.2024 7 minutes

Early resignation is an expensive problem for many companies. Effective and personalized preboarding helps to prevent this.In this article, you’ll find out what role preboarding plays, and why digital preboarding is particularly effective. Discover nine effective preboarding measures that will inspire your new employees.

Using preboarding to combat early resignation

A diverse corporate team, committed to lifelong learning

10.04.2024 7 minutes

Lifelong learning—a concept that seems intangible at first but is nevertheless anchored in our human DNA. How can you positively influence this process, and what responsibilities do companies have in this regard? In this article, you’ll find out why lifelong learning and a positive, open learning culture are an asset to modern companies. You’ll receive specific tips on how to actively promote learning in the workplace.

Lifelong learning—a matter of culture

An employee learns on her laptop with a digital training plan

05.04.2024 9 minutes

A training plan is crucial for many companies. It governs employee training and development objectives. In this article, you’ll find out what a training plan is, how to create one, and why a traditional training plan is no longer really sufficient. In our detailed guide, you’ll learn the most important steps for switching from a traditional training plan to a digital one.

Creating a training plan—and making it data protection-compliant, auditable, and fast

An HR manager identifies and closes skill gaps on her laptop

14.03.2024 8 minutes

The rapid pace of technological development means that technical skills have a half-life of just 2.5 years. This makes it all the more important to be aware of the skill gaps within your company. Read this article to find out what skill gaps mean for your company, and how you can identify them. Learn about strategies you can use to close these gaps, and find out more about the technology that can help you do so.

How to identify and close your employees’ skill gaps

Two company employees—a woman and a man—look at their computers, pleased with the positive results of training management

11.03.2024 6 minutes

Training management can quickly become a mammoth task for companies with several thousand employees. Time pressure, the need for specific specialist knowledge, and the coordination of digital learning opportunities pose enormous challenges for your training department. Read this article to find out why you should outsource your training management. And find out how you can relieve the strain on your HR department and increase the quality of training at the same time.

Outsource your training management and relieve the strain on your HR department

Expert interview: Training leadership techniques digitally

05.03.2024 8 minutes

Having the right leadership techniques is crucial to leading your company into a successful future. In this expert interview, we’ll explore whether and how you can train leadership techniques digitally. Get valuable tips from an eLearning expert and benefit from both his experience and that of his satisfied customers.

Interview: Training leadership techniques digitally

Promoting innovation: A woman looks through a window at a nighttime cityscape full of lights

22.02.2024 5 minutes

Promoting innovation also means training your own employees so that they can develop new ideas, processes, and solutions to keep pace with the speed of global development. Here, eLearning and digital personnel development come into their own as drivers of innovation. In this article, you’ll find out how eLearning promotes innovation.

Promoting innovation through digital training

Visualization: Participation in an online course

20.02.2024 approx. 8 minutes

Discover how different eLearning methods can enhance corporate training by providing flexibility, increasing learning efficiency, and promoting a culture of lifelong learning.

Successful eLearning methods

Boosting skills with AI. A woman learns with an AI-supported learning platform on a tablet.

20.02.2024 6 minutes

from Dirk Weigand

Take the fear out of skills training

Continuous professional development for employees—and even entire companies—has now gone from being optional to mandatory. If you are afraid of training skills, you run the risk of losing out. Learn more about the importance of skills and the five key approaches and measures you’ll need to use AI-supported systems for your strategic re- and upskilling.

Positive learning culture: The secret ingredient for successful personnel development

14.02.2024 6 minutes

The “Randstad Employer Brand Research” study shows that 54% of German employees consider professional development important, but only half feel supported by their employer. However, a positive learning culture is vital to ensuring sustainable personnel development and long-term corporate success. Find out how you can establish a positive learning culture and reap the benefits for your company.

Positive learning culture: The secret ingredient for successful personnel development

More than just advanced training: How re-skilling and upskilling helps save recruiting costs

18.01.2024 5 minutes

By upskilling, you expand the capabilities of your workforce and mitigate the impact of skilled labor shortages. Read this article to learn why re-skilling and upskilling saves recruiting costs and how to successfully implement re-skilling and upskilling in your organization.

How re-skilling and upskilling helps save recruiting costs

Learning organizations: A culture of learning that promotes innovation

09.01.2024 7 minutes

from Daniel Sturm

Learning organizations: A culture of learning that promotes innovation

Learning organizations are the epitome of transformational, competitive companies. Continuous learning and a willingness to innovate lead to increased financial stability. This encourages your employees to share knowledge, and enhances their motivation and performance. Find out more about learning organizations and discover new ways to promote knowledge acquisition, innovation and personnel development.

Image for personnel development trends 2024. A young woman looks into the camera with the number 2024 next to her

03.01.2024 6 minutes

Technological developments shook the foundations of the world of work in 2023. Artificial intelligence has changed how we work and act. And it’s a trend that is here to stay. Where will this development take you? And what do you need to consider in terms of your personnel development in the year ahead?Take a look into the crystal ball with us and find out more about the trends we can expect to see in personnel development through 2024.

Trends in personnel development for 2024

Future Skills Your employees will need these in the next 5 years

20.12.2023 6 minutes

As Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, emphasized in 2020, by 2025, 50% of all employees will need to be retrained. A wake-up call for companies all around the world. Many companies are coming under increasing pressure. But there is hope! Discover which skills will be key for the future, the role of digital learning media and how to teach future skills.

Future Skills - Your employees need them

These eight measures to counter the skilled worker shortage will solve your personnel problems

01.12.2023 5 minutes

from Daniel Sturm

These eight measures to counter the skilled worker shortage will solve your personnel problems

More than 50% of German companies see the skilled worker shortage as the greatest threat to their growth. It places a huge burden on existing staff. But there are effective strategies and approaches to reverse this trend. In this article, we’ll suggest eight effective measures to counter the skilled worker shortage. We’ll also show you the potential of eLearning and digital personnel development.

20.11.2023 5 minutes

Personnel development is about more than just conveying content. Its purpose is not merely to educate employees, but also motivate and inspire them. It should create a positive learning culture within the company, foster employee loyalty and make learning fun. With gamification, you can integrate game-like elements into your learning process and make knowledge sharing much more enjoyable for all involved.

Gamification in personnel development

Outstanding enterprise competency management

09.11.2023 5 minutes

Your employees’ knowledge and skills determine whether your company succeeds or fails. This is just one of the many reasons why systematic competency management should play a central role in your personnel development structures. In this article, you’ll discover the benefits of competency management and find out how to incorporate it into your company.

Outstanding enterprise competency management

The Corporate Academy: The key to successful employee development

25.10.2023 5 minutes

from Kristal Fellinger

Corporate Academies: the key to successful employee development

You need a training system that can scale as quickly as your team does. One that helps you systematically develop your employees’ talents and competencies using a standardized framework. One that can support your company’s growth, rather than being bowled over by it.If that sounds like a dream come true, then a corporate academy might be the right solution for your business.

AI in eLearning—synergy between humans and machines

23.10.2023 6 minutes

Digitalization is progressing at a rapid pace, and with it the opportunities it is creating in the field of further training and personnel development. The latest development: Artificial intelligence—AI for short—in eLearning. In this article, you’ll discover the myriad opportunities AI opens up in eLearning to make your personnel development programs even more effective without losing that human touch.

AI in eLearning—synergy between humans and machines

Leadership 4.0—leading, teaching, learning digitally

26.09.2023 5 minutes

Times are changing fast. And with them, the way we lead, teach and learn. But don’t worry. With the right tools and the right attitude, you can guide your team to success—whether you’re in the same place or thousands of miles apart.

Leadership 4.0—leading, teaching, learning digitally

How eLearning increases your employee retention while saving time and money

05.09.2023 7 minutes

You already know that recruiting talented employees is both time-consuming and costly. But how do you keep your talent in the company? Corporate learning and eLearning are not just magic words here, but effective tools for successful employee retention.

How eLearning increases your employee retention while saving time and money

Promoting young talent as an opportunity for your company: The key to sustainable success

18.08.2023 7 minutes

The challenges of the 21st century present companies with complex tasks. Demographic change, skilled labor shortages and the dynamic development of technologies and working methods are shaping the labor market, making the promotion of young talent an indispensable strategic task.

Promoting young talent as an opportunity for your company

An authoring tool for creating eLearning courses on specialist topics

09.08.2023 6 minutes

from Jenny Reichel

An authoring tool for creating eLearning courses on specialist topics

The shortage of skilled workers is affecting more and more industries, while the demands on companies are becoming increasingly complex. The solution? Continuous education and training for employees. Using the example of Knowledgeworker Create, we explore how a versatile authoring tool enriches the educational landscape in various industries.

Colleagues welcome a new employee with the appropriate onboarding measures

04.08.2023 6 minutes

from Romy Bürger

Onboarding measures for new employees

With the hiring of good employees and a successful onboarding process, you ensure the continuance, advancement and goal achievement of your company. It's not an easy task - but with good planning and communication, you can become an ambassador for your company and build long-term employee loyalty.

02.08.2023 6 minutes

Learn why soft skills are at the heart of the modern workplace and how to effectively foster them in your organization. Discover the critical skills for success and get valuable tips on how to train and develop these soft skills.

Softskills

New Work & New Learning - How the new world of work is transforming workplace learning

18.07.2023 5 minutes

The New Work movement, has significant implications for the way we develop and learn professionally. Learn how New Work movement impacts workplace learning and personnel development and how "New Learning" should be designed to meet the demands of this movement.

New Work & New Learning

13.07.2023 7 minutes

from Magda Lehnert

Personnel development 4.0: rethinking continuing education

Field text excerpt from Wordpress (under settingsDigital transformation, VUCA world and skilled labor shortage demand new key competencies. But how can these even be trained as quickly as they are needed? This article explains how personnel development 4.0 can address the business challenges of our time from the root.

These personnel development measures make your company fit for the future

07.07.2023 5 minutes

Train your employees to be the skilled workers you need. Train competencies and soft skills, impart new expertise, and develop leaders. Discover high-impact personnel development initiatives that will make your company fit for the future.

These personnel development measures will make your company fit for the future

Sales Training 4.0 - Effectively training your sales team's selling skills with digital conversation simulations

06.07.2023 5 minutes

A competent, well-trained sales team is at the heart of every commercially successful company. Sales employees are indispensable for the economic success of your company. We'll show you how to use digital sales training to help your sales team reach its full potential.

Sales Training 4.0

Using blended learning to effectively combine classroom seminars and online training

27.06.2023 5 minutes

Learn how blended learning allows you to combine traditional classroom training with modern online training and provide your employees with a comprehensive learning experience - for maximum efficiency, flexibility and sustainable knowledge transfer.

Combining classroom and online training effectively

31.05.2023 8 minutes

With corporate learning, you can develop your employees holistically in line with your corporate goals. Read about the benefits of strategic corporate learning and learn how you can successfully implement corporate learning in your company.

Corporate Learning

Visualization Digital Compliance Trainings

26.05.2023 8 minutes

In a world where ethical conduct and legal compliance have a major impact on business success, it's important to look at compliance training in a new light. Say goodbye to the boring notion of dry training and embrace digital solutions.

Digital compliance training

Continuing education management in human resource development cover

25.04.2023 8 minutes

Are your employees meeting the demands of the labour market? Read all about the goals, benefits and challenges of training management in this article and benefit from our step-by-step guide.

Continuing education management

12.04.2023 5 minutes

Training and personal development—wherever and whenever your employees want. Flexible, intuitive, and needs-focused. That’s how modern, digital personnel development works. Read about the methods you can use to strengthen and develop your employees for the future.

Digital personnel development

05.04.2023 6 minutes

Including mentoring in your personnel development program enables you to bring young professionals on quickly and retain valuable knowledge in your company. Read about the benefits of mentoring for your company and learn how to set up a successful mentoring program.

Personnel development: Mentoring

Winning the War for Talents with Talent Management

05.04.2023 5 minutes

from Magda Lehnert

How to win the war of talent with talent management

The battle for skilled workers is here to stay. The skilled labor shortage we are already experiencing is just the beginning of a long chain of challenges emanating from demographic change. Now, forward-thinking talent management is needed to stay competitive.

Leadership development in the digital age

23.03.2023 10 minutes

Good managers unlock the potential of individual teams, increase productivity, and boost corporate success. So it is vitally important to invest in the development of your leaders. We show you six steps for developing your leaders, and point out the mistakes they make it easier for you to avoid.

Leadership development in the digital age

Change management in personnel development

16.03.2023 approx. 7 minutes

Do we really need a process for everything? No, not absolutely everything—but we definitely do when introducing changes in our company. People are creatures of habit: they tend to get used to processes that give them a certain level of security and comfort. A well thought-out change management process creates structure, security, transparency, and efficiency. Here’s how it works.

Change management in HR

Gain a competitive advantage with digital onboarding—Integrating new employees efficiently and successfully with eLearning

15.03.2023 approx. 7 minutes