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How To Avoid The Costly Pitfalls Of Training Millennials

How To Avoid The Costly Pitfalls Of Training Millennials
by Ryan Jenkins

Accelerate Millennial learning and development by avoiding these six training pitfalls.

The 2016 North American external spend on training courses was $28.1 billion, according to Training Industry. Yet 80 percent of managers who change behavior after training maintain the training six months or less before going back to their old ways.

The way in which training is developed and delivered for the modern workplace must change, especially if you are trying to train the 60 percent of Millennials who want workplace training to develop their leadership skills.

As someone who has spoken to thousands of professionals on the topic of leading and developing Millennials, is a Millennial myself, and has built a Millennial training company called 21Mill.com, I have identified the top mistakes employers make when training Millennials. I'll use 21Mill.com as a real-life example to provide proper context.

6 Problems That Will Bankrupt Your Millennial Training

1. Inaccessible Training Content

The reason the Nintendo Switch video game console has been a huge success is because it allows players to effortless switch between television and mobile gameplay. The modern Millennial learner expects content to be mobile, micro, and on-demand.

21Mill.com delivers training content that has been optimized for mobile consumption, microlearning modules that are bite-size (only 10 to 15 minutes in length), and available 24/7.

2. Limited Learning Modalities

According to Training Industry, 52 percent of learners use three to six modalities in a training program. Modalities are the various approaches through which learning can be delivered, such as audio, visual, kinesthetic, instructor-led, e-learning, etc. Multiple modalities ensure the modern Millennial learner will be engaged and the learning will be retained.

21Mill.com effortlessly blends visuals, audio, text, video, and offline (real-world assignments, collaboration, on-site live training, and coaching) together to ensure every Millennial learner is engaged.

3. Zero Coaching

Growing up, Millennials were the first generation to not consider parents or teachers as the authority--rather they considered the internet the new authority. Millennials have been turning to the internet for answers and training as far back as they can remember. They don't need a teacher or trainer instructing them because they have the world's information curated into a black search box. Instead, they need a guide on the side...someone who can help them clarify, crystallize, and carry out their learning.

21Mill.com enables Millennial learners to receive coaching from professionals via virtual feedback around each module's real-world assignments.

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