
A snapshot of L&D priorities and learning strategy in the modern era
Published in September 2024 and now in its tenth year, Fosway Groupâs Digital Learning Realities research explores how L&D teams rise to the challenge of a fast-changing business environment and tech landscape.
Here Fosway analysts take another look at some of the key trends and challenges that learning leaders need to meet head on, that could also offer a road map of success for vendors looking to the future.

Upskilling und Reskilling sind die oberste strategische PrioritĂ€t fĂŒr das Lernen
Schulungen zu Compliance und regulatorischen Vorschriften waren lange Zeit der wichtigste Treiber des betrieblichen Lernens, aber im Jahr 2024 hat sich die Situation geÀndert.
Weiterbildung und Umschulung fĂŒhren nun strategische LernprioritĂ€ten an. In weiten Teilen Europas machen der anhaltende Druck einer alternden Bevölkerung und die Herausforderungen bei der VerfĂŒgbarkeit von FachkrĂ€ften Kompetenzen zu einem heiĂen Thema. Dies, kombiniert mit der Notwendigkeit, neue MitarbeiterfĂ€higkeiten angesichts beispielloser globaler und technologischer VerĂ€nderungen aufzubauen, hat dazu gefĂŒhrt, dass Weiterbildung und Umschulung von Platz 3 im letzten Jahr auf Platz 1 der PrioritĂ€ten von L&D-Profis fĂŒr das kommende Jahr aufgestiegen sind.
Whilst this could be seen from a L&D only perspective, what this genuinely represents is a growing momentum for âskills-poweredâ organisations typically led by a wider HR strategy. In the CIPD Spring Labour Market Outlook report over half of organisations had responded to hard-to-fill vacancies by upskilling more employees. Skills is the HR zeitgeist and its influence is clearly filtering through to learning teams. And this means effective L&D teams need to partner much more deeply with other HR teams to make sure skills is coherently joined up across the people experience. The last thing any L&D professions should do with skills is stand in isolation. You do need to be connected.
The L&D priority for compliance, career development, onboarding and CSR all saw decline
One of the consequences of the surge around upskilling and reskilling has been the waning priority for compliance, career development, onboarding and CSR. All of which took a noticeable dip compared to their ranking last year.
How much this has been driven by a tightening around new hiring and what some have called the âGreat Talent Stagnationâ is unclear. But it does hint at a refocusing on workersâ employability rather than the promise to deliver career progression. That could be indicative of organisations enabling people to keep pace with existing roles as much as enabling them to step into new ones.
Dies ist ein Auszug aus Digitale LernrealitĂ€ten 2024. Get the full insight and discover the most common challenges experienced by todayâs learning leaders by downloading all five infographics.
Was sollten Sie als NĂ€chstes tun?
- Are upskilling and reskilling a strategic priority in your business? Share your experiences â join the Fosway roundtable programme in 2025.
- How will AI affect changes in the digital learning space? Take part in Fosways strategisches KI-Projekt fĂŒr 2025: âKI im Lernenâ.
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- Das 2024 Fosway 9-GridTM fĂŒr digitales Lernen â vollstĂ€ndiger Bericht which looks at market and solution trends in digital learning and how these are informed by trends in upskilling and reskilling.
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