Greetings!
Seriously Exciting News to Announce!
The University of Phoenix has reviewed the Vital Learning content (these are the courses we use for leadership  development) and has approved VL courses through their corporate articulation process. This means that students completing the Vital Learning approved courses can earn college credits toward degree programs in business related areas of study.
I'll have more details on this exciting partnership in the near term. Meanwhile, check out the article below - The Four C's Critical for Today's Workforce - and the resources from Vital Learning that can move you forward. |
| The Four C's Critical for Today's Workforce | |
| This article comes from Talent Magazine, April 2010:
As the U.S. economy begins to show signs of improvement, executives say they need a workforce fully equipped with skills beyond just the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic (the three R's) in order to grow their businesses. Skills such as:
- critical thinking and problem solving
- communication
- collaboration
- creativity and innovation (the four C's) will become even more important to organizations in the future, according to a new survey conducted by American Management Association (AMA).
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| Are Employees Equipped to Handle These Challenges? | |
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The article comments that:
About 3 out of 4 executives (75.7 percent) who responded to the AMA survey said that they believe these skills and competencies will become more important to their organizations in the next three to five years, particularly as the economy improves and organizations look to grow.
Are employees equipped to handle these challenges? According to the AMA survey, more than half of executives (51.4 percent) said their employees were only average in effective communication skills versus 38.1 percent who rated them above average, and 46.9 percent of respondents said their employees were only average in creativity and innovation, compared to 37.4 percent who rated them above average.
So how do you begin to impact these skills shortfalls? Use resources that are immediately available... |
| Resources That Are Immediately Available to You | |
Make use now of existing online and classroom education from Vital Learning  in the Four C's....
and discover where your learning dollars
should be directed
The assessment allows you to bridge the gap between current knowledge/skills and knowledge/skills needed in the workplace. By prescribing a custom learning plan for individual employees and leveraging the skills already mastered, the assessment allows you to save both time and money by directing study to only the areas needed. |
| Take Action | |
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Take the Vital Learning
By identifying the areas in which leaders excel and need improvement, you can close competency gaps and deliver targeted training to managers, supervisors and team leaders. As a provider of leadership training courses, we know the key areas where leaders must succeed, and the Leadership Skills Assessment is designed to identify these areas.
Christine Johnson  President/CEO ALD, Inc. |
