DVA Leadership and Development Training

Today more than ever, employees need to have the right skills to meet the strategic challenges of the organization and employee career-paths need to align with these objectives. DVA programs explore processes essential to achieving an optimal match between individual and organizational needs. Our training programs promote individual growth and organizational renewal.

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What is m-learning? Any activity that allows individuals to be more productive when consuming, interacting with, or creating information, mediated through a compact digital portable device that the individual carries on a regular basis, has reliable connectivity, and fits in a pocket or purse. Want to increase your team's mobile learning strategy? Contact DVA Leadership & Development 

T+D Blog: Improv....As a Training Tool

Abbreviations like IBT (Internet-Based Training), CBT (Computer-Based Training) or WBT (Web-Based Training) have all been used as synonyms for e-Learning systems. All these terms are currently being used in the industry though WBT is the most recent of the buzz words in most companies today. WBT is a new interactive approach to distance learning in which Internet technology and methodologies are used to present live or interactive learning content. Usually a self-paced instructional on any topic, it can be manipulated or modified at will. It is easily adapted to each learn and offers media-rich components that can even offer evaluation systems written into the program. Such a system makes evaluating training programs more detailed verses the five minute evaluation system offered at the end of most instructional facilitator-based training. WBT is the any-time; any-where system of training that begs administrators to rethink organizational training budgets and offer specific content ...

Studies show that more than half the organizations offering learning programs, more than 50% of them do not measure the business impact of their learning programs. They cite both a lack of resources and people qualified to tract impact, as well as the need for a better understanding of measurement methodologies. Still worse, is the fact that few learning officers believe measurement is a priority or a requirement. Why are companies investing money by training employees with no expected return to impact their bottom line? Why are learning officers not required to show a return on the investment (ROI)? Contact DVA and let our consulting team show you how to maximize you learning investments.

Adult learners are sometimes hard to train because they demonstrate certain characteristics. Adults tend to decide for themselves what is important to be learned. They usually need to validate the information based on their own beliefs and personal experiences. Adult learners have much experience in which they can pull from which forces their fixed viewpoints. Adults have certain learning principles, some of them include: A plethora of challenges and ideas How to respect others’ opinions How to treat others and learn from their perspective opinions Tend to rule what they learn and determine how it is applied Everything must focus on real world problems and relate to the learning goals Remember these tips when training and/or coaching adult learners.