Online learning an effective tool for employers
Remote work and online education became not just optional but mandatory during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fast forward five years and many industries have shifted to completely online or hybrid business models.
Some companies allow their employees to live out of state or around the world as they conduct work online.
Webinars and Zoom meetings have become vital tools for education and training. According to "The Future of Remote Work" on upwork.com, the expected growth rate of full-time remote work over the next five years has doubled, from 30% to 65%.
In the two decades before COVID-19, remote work was steadily on the rise but comprised a relatively modest share of the labor force, the article states.
"It is very common for companies to have no remote employees or restrict remote work altogether, and the percent of the workforce that was fully remote was relatively small," the article states. "Specifically, nearly half of businesses in the pre-COVID Future Workforce survey reported that none of their workers performed a significant portion of their job remotely. Overall, only 2.3% of hiring managers had fully remote teams, and only around 13.2% of the represented labor force was working fully remotely. These modest numbers are broadly consistent with other estimates."
Prior to the pandemic, around half of hiring managers worked with remote talent to some degree. Today, that number is at 94%.
"Fully remote teams have also increased sharply, from 2.3% to 20% in the post-COVID survey," the article states. "Altogether, the post-COVID survey results suggest that over half the workforce is now remote, an estimate that is consistent with other research."
Online training is convenient and cost-effective for employers and their teams. It allows for flexibility, continued access to resources, increased retention and increased engagement.
"The benefits of online training for employees make it an ideal choice for companies across a variety of industries and work environments," according to docebo.com.
