Munich, Germany – January 12, 2016 − Speexx, the leading global provider of online corporate language training, has released initial findings from its 4th annual global survey of HR and L&D professionals. The survey reveals that flexible learning, big data, and better employee communications are recognized as key enablers to align corporate learning more closely to business requirements.
The Speexx Exchange 2015-16 Survey, which was conducted between August and December 2015, indicates that “finding and retaining the best talent” is still the number one concern for global businesses (28 percent) and that “aligning training and development with business needs” (24 percent) is going to be a key objective. Yet, 44 percent of organizations are struggling to make sense of “big data” and not fully utilising its benefits.
Speexx will be releasing two white papers to capture the key findings to give HR professionals an insight of what is shaping corporate learning in 2016:
- White paper (part 1) – Understanding how big data helps HR
- White paper (part 2) – Communication skills, mobility and blended learning
Other findings from the survey include:
- Blended learning: 63 percent of companies audited said that “blended learning” will continue to be the primary approach for corporate learning as opposed to pure face-to-face training or standalone e-learning.
- Big data: Maximizing the use of HR data was hit by a barrage of internal issues. Those audited listed five major obstacles: Lack of management support (31 percent), lack of know-how in collecting and using data (24 percent), budget constraints (16 percent), global implementation issues (16 percent) and understanding data privacy issues (13 percent).
- Mobile learning: 35 percent of businesses now use mobile devices for corporate learning, while almost one in five companies plan to implement a mobile learning strategy within their organization within the next three years.
- Communications: 98 percent of organizations agreed that good communication is “very important” or “important” for overall business success. However, the “lack of management support” (27 percent), “intercultural differences” (23 percent), the “lack of foreign language skills amongst employees” were the top reasons were holding back strong communications.
In addition to the white paper, Speexx is offering an infographic which is part of the Towards Maturity Treasure Trail. Titled, “6 bright ideas to maximise your top talent”, the infographic summarizes the main findings from December’s Speexx Exchange conference in Berlin which attracted over 100 HR and L&D leaders from around the world.
“Technology has transformed how business is conducted and the workplace now demands an international pool of staff with better communication skills to maximise on global opportunities,” said Armin Hopp, founder and president at Speexx. “Organizations with a mature talent management strategy are best placed to foster an ongoing learning and strong cross-border communications.”
About Speexx
Speexx helps large organizations everywhere to drive productivity by empowering employee communication skills across borders. Speexx offers an award-winning range of cloud-based online language learning solutions for business English, Spanish, German, Italian and French with ongoing support in 13 languages. Speexx is easy to use and scales to the needs of users and training managers in organizations of any size. The Speexx branded Perfect Blend integrates online business communication skills training, mobile and social learning, expert coaches located throughout the world and personalized live online activities into one fully standardized, globally consistent learning experience. More than 8 million users in 1,500 organizations – including Ericsson, UNHCR and Credit Suisse – use Speexx to learn a language smarter and deliver results on time. Speexx was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Munich, New York, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Sao Paulo and Shanghai.
