Learning & Skills · Source published 12 February 2025
Research signal
LinkedIn’s February 2025 Workplace Learning Report examined career development as a component of organisational learning and talent outcomes.
Source: LinkedIn — Workplace Learning Report 2025 · 12 February 2025.
Event Systematic perspective
A company can train people in new tools without giving them any opportunity to progress. That weakens the connection between learning and work. A useful AI adoption plan should explain what employees can do differently after training and how they can demonstrate readiness for expanded responsibilities.
One approach is to create a short internal assignment with a defined supervisor and output. An employee might improve an approved reporting process or document a knowledge workflow. The assignment should have protected time, feedback and a visible route back into the person’s development discussion. It should not depend on working additional unpaid hours.
Put it into practice
- Connect each learning pathway to an assignment, role requirement or progression discussion.
- Make eligibility and selection criteria visible so opportunities do not circulate only through informal networks.
- Measure completed work and subsequent role development alongside course participation.
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