Being legally compliant is essential for any industry although regulatory conformance may also play a big role in day-to-day processes. Non-conformances within most organisations is a reflection of the lack of processes in place. Every employee is responsible for doing their part, but what happens when employees are not trained or even aware of their responsibilities? This is where e-learning programmes come in.
Major challenges of compliance training
Some of the common issues organisations face with compliance training includes:
- Content is not engaging, difficult to follow, and dull.
- Employees across the organisation receive the same training, negating their level and roles.
- Lack of understanding why this training is relevant for your employees.
- Employees might feel uninterested and simply complete the training to check it off their list.
- Keeping the attention of trainees is difficult.
- High costs are associated with in-person training.
The true cost of non-compliance
Although the true cost to company comes in many forms, not conforming to legal and regulatory requirements can easily lead to:
- Fines that could amount to millions;
- Sanctions from regulators;
- Reputational losses and lack of trust within your community;
- Loss of current and potential clients;
- Missing objectives and targets; and
- Injuries in offices and on-site.
Not having the required processes and procedures in place can also impact overall organisational performance, lower the quality of products and services, and lower employee satisfaction and morale.
Why e-learning is the future of organisational training
Although e-learning can be a big step for any organisation, it creates an environment of consistent learning and upskilling, ensuring your employees understands the part they play in conformance and organisational processes.
Customises e-learning training
The first way that e-learning benefits organisations is through customisation; content is catered to your organisation, the employee’s level within the organisation and everything relevant to them. This makes buy-in easier from your employees.
Gamification within e-learning
Keeping the attention of employees during long winded training for topics such as compliance, ensuring consistent focus and engagement is essential. With gamification, training is turned into a game to improve retention and also engagement.
Making awareness training accessible
The biggest benefit of e-learning is accessibility; having trained available at any time on any day is a huge benefit to employees with strict deadlines. e-Learning platforms also provide learning experiences for all 4 learning styles simultaneously through design, communication, words and showing the processes in videos.
Keeping compliance training relevant
With a customised e-learning platform, you will always have access to current and relevant training for your staff. This makes staying compliant long-term easier and predictable. Tailored learning experiences can be created to target staff of different levels within your organisations, ensuring all the training they receive is relevant and aligned to their role and responsibilities.
Save costs on training
You can expect to be saving thousands for each round of in-person training when you are utilising a customer e-learning platform. Providing consistent training to your staff will also save you potentially paying millions to settle fines.
Your training hub
Ensure your teams receive the training they require to support your organisation’s goals and direction. Compliance training does not need to be boring or “old school”.
At WWISE, we have provided customised e-learning solutions for various clients including Goldfields and City Power. Compliance training is focused within the scope of the organisation and responsibilities of each employee.