New Numbers from the T&D Outsourcing Front

New Numbers from the T&D Outsourcing Front

As if you hadn’t gotten the message already, here’s even more evidence of the impact globalization is having on training and development (T&D) priorities:

According a survey of 3,100 senior human resources executives by Boston-based consulting and training organization Novations Group, globalization and overseas outsourcing have affected T&D priorities at 15 percent of companies, while the trend is being studied by 25 percent of said organizations. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you stand to profit, of course), a majority of organizations do not anticipate any changes in employee development programs due to globalization in the year ahead.

While there’s little debate that outsourcing overseas is a presence to be reckoned with, companies still don’t seem to know what to make of it. Of those organizations reporting changes in their T&D programs, there wasn’t much agreement on what form the new priorities would take. Stepped up training in core skills was reported by 60 percent; more focus on creative skills and intellectual development was reported by 45 percent; and increased training in new technologies was cited by 30 percent.

Indeed, there really doesn’t seem so far to be much consensus on how best to respond to the pressure placed on T&D priorities by outsourcing. “So far employers are responding differently, the findings tell us,” Novations Group President and chief operating officer Mike Hyter said. “While core skills always seem to need improvement, we’re most struck by the emphasis on encouraging creativity and a higher level of intellectual development. If more mundane jobs are being exported overseas, then organizations appear to be seeking to build capacity in terms of promoting employee innovation and talent.”

from : learning circuit