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How to Get a Training Academy Recognized in a Big Corporation

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Tue Mar 21 2017

How to Get a Training Academy Recognized in a Big Corporation
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As a support function, training academies, or departments, are usually considered a “back-office” department, rather than a core part of the business. As a result, the topic of aligning learning impact with organizational goals has drawn a lot of attention from many training and learning professionals in recent years, in the hopes of making their department more visible to business stakeholders.

As a support function, training academies, or departments, are usually considered a “back-office” department, rather than a core part of the business. As a result, the topic of aligning learning impact with organizational goals has drawn a lot of attention from many training and learning professionals in recent years, in the hopes of making their department more visible to business stakeholders. 

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In our session at the ATD 2017 Korea Summit , we will share how we tackled this issue and got our training academy recognized as a key component of a major corporation, Volkswagen Group China. We had setbacks, yet as a team we were able to focus on two key business goals:

In our session at the ATD 2017 Korea Summit, we will share how we tackled this issue and got our training academy recognized as a key component of a major corporation, Volkswagen Group China. We had setbacks, yet as a team we were able to focus on two key business goals:

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    enhanced research and development to develop local programs

    enhanced research and development to develop local programs

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    blended learning approaches to satisfy the learning needs of digital natives.

    blended learning approaches to satisfy the learning needs of digital natives. 

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Additionally, we will answer these important questions:

Additionally, we will answer these important questions:

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    What are the key success factors for a training academy?

    What are the key success factors for a training academy?

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    How can a training academy establish itself in a big corporate environment?

    How can a training academy establish itself in a big corporate environment?

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    How can you maximize the impact of training and learning on business development?

    How can you maximize the impact of training and learning on business development?

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    What should you use to measure the success of a training academy?

    What should you use to measure the success of a training academy? 

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There will be more surprises on-site, so come and join us!

There will be more surprises on-site, so come and join us!

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