session overview

Thursday 26th January 2012

14:00 - 15:00 Track 3 Session 4

International learning

Successful learning across countries and cultures is increasingly on the learning professional's agenda. What are the issues we face, beyond the obvious points of dealing with localisation? In this session we examine the bigger picture of trends across Europe in L&D, delivered by major research firm Ipsos. Then we look at one instance of global learning delivery, with Thomson Reuters detailing the practical issues around running and supporting e-learning across all time zones. Both presentations provide valuable lessons for those faced with the task of delivering learning internationally.

P1: The current position of e-learning across Europe

Antoine Solom, International Director, Employee Relationship Management, Ipsos Loyalty

Join European HR expert Antoine Solom in this session as he reveals the results of the first ever pan-European research into e-learning. Antoine will analyse the research – carried out across 7 countries – to reveal what is happening with e-learning across Europe today. From the media used to the types of employees targeted, from the reasons for using e-learning to its perceived success, expect answers a wide range of questions, including:

What is the European commitment to e-learning?
Is adoption and use uniform across all countries?
What are current adoption rates?
How is it deployed in a corporate setting?
What is the role of corporate e-learning in the near future?

P2: Running an international L&D programme

Sarah Harrison, Manager, HR Operations, James Rule, Head of HR Talent Systems and
Andy MacGovern, VP - Strategic Talent, Thomson Reuters

Running an international learning programme is far more complex than simply running a national programme on a larger scale. There are considerations of translation and localisation, to begin with. In addition, there are also technical factors to bear in mind as well as cultural issues around content, and attitudes to learning. Above all, The LMS is the critical centre of a complex learning ecosystem which depends on the quality of the underlying technology, the quality of the assets in the LMS and the quality of the content. Issues in any one of these areas affect the return that the organization will get from its learning investment.