Organizations are faced with a looming workforce demographic shift, within the next 5 - 10 years a significant number of skilled workers are preparing to retire. Organizations that intend to sustain growth and remain globally competitive are investing in work skills.
Knowledge is the currency of our economy, and learning is key to maintaining productivity, competitiveness and prosperity. Research shows that organizations which value and promote organizational learning have better organizational performance. And, why wouldn’t they? Individual and organizational learning are essential to the creative process and for promoting corporate innovation. If it doesn’t innovate, how will an organization stay ahead of the competition and handle the constant change of today’s economy? (The Conference Board of Canada)
Work skills training provides individuals with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours they need to effectively perform in the workplace. Covey Performance Group delivers leadership and management work skills training to teams and organizations to maximize the performance of human capital in the workplace.
“High-learning organizations outperform low-learning organizations on several key indicators . . . including employee satisfaction, production of quality products and services, productivity and profitability.” O. Parker and J. Conney, Learning and Development Outlook, 2005, p. iii.