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submissions for the 2022 CEdMA Impact Award are now open!

Many training organizations are asked to answer the following question -  what impact did your efforts have on the business? 
You and your teams create a lot of material and train a lot of people. But are you able to prove all of that work made a difference for your organization? Did it help your target audience? Can you demonstrate a direct correlation between your team's work and contribution to your organization's success?  

The CEdMA Impact Award seeks to recognize a CEdMA member who demonstrates excellence both in the impact they and their organization have, as well as their ability to clearly prove that impact. 

If you are a leader in Education Services at a Technology company, answer this question – do your sponsors and stakeholders value Education Services? I often talk to technology training leaders. A pet peeve for a vast majority of them is their inability to get executive attention, funding and buy-in for their services. The few exceptions are leaders who work for SaaS companies or enlightened leaders. My own experience inside industry-leading hardware and software companies was similar. I invested more time and effort in selling the value of Education Services to internal stakeholders than selling the services to customers!

We are pleased to announce that submissions for
the 2022 CEdMA Innovation Award are now open!

The past 18 months have been surreal. Change and uncertainty left no global stone unturned. Work from home mandates forced the long-overdue shift to hybrid, virtual staffing models that those of us deep into the software industry had already begun to embrace (crowdsourcing, gig economy-based teams, etc.). Companies struggled to make the shift from in-person technology training to online eLearning platforms.

submissions for the 2021 CEdMA Impact Award are now open!

One of the toughest questions a training organization faces is what impact your efforts had. 
Sure, you create a lot of materials, train a lot of people, but does it make a difference for your organization?  For your company?  Was it definitely the training organization that made the difference, rather than numerous other factors?  And did the impact justify the investment that was made in the organization? 

The CEdMA Impact Award seeks to recognize a CEdMA member who demonstrates excellence both in the impact they and their organization have, as well as their ability to clearly prove that impact. 

The number of ways we can learn was on the rise long before the pandemic, but COVID served as a catalyst to speed the adoption of online virtual enterprise training models. As social distancing and remote-work became the foreseeable norm, the value of online learning with anyone, from anywhere, at any time increased exponentially.

A 2020 workplace report from LinkedIn found that 57 percent of learning and development professionals expect a jump in spending on online learning. For the third year in a row, more than 37 percent of learning and development professionals expect an increase in their budget.

Students, professionals, employees and managers are now embracing the power of virtual learning. New virtual learning models, like the following, help employers reduce costs, expand reach and speed knowledge transfer for learners across all remote environments.

We are pleased to announce that submissions for
the 2021 CEdMA Innovation Award are now open!

Many institutions and companies constantly need to assess various skills. According to a recent survey, 40% of employers stated that specific, non-evergreen type skills are good for only four years. No matter the skill, there are many ways to measure if someone has mastery of it. Common methods include assessment tests, formal exams, oral presentations, hands-on demonstrations or the production of something that shows how the skill was applied.

Organizations need to decide how they will assess job skills. There are two basic routes to achieve this.

The global pandemic threw everyone for a loop and has left us all feeling uncertain about the future. How long will it last? What happens if my family or I get sick? Will I be laid off or furloughed?