Why should businesses embrace technology for learning?

Steven Ross, Head of Career Development, Penna

Technology is such a significant and important feature of every aspect of life in the 21^st century that it makes complete sense for it to also be used for learning by businesses, and as statistics show, it is increasingly being used for this very purpose by business, universities and schools. Many of the benefits are well known: the ability to reach an entire workforce (scalability), more options on how and when employees learn (flexibility), reduction of costs often associated with training or learning interventions  (cost effectiveness) as well as playing to a company’s “green” agenda. Add to this the ability to gain more accurate information, and by consequence measure the impact of learning, and it is understandable why the use of technology in learning looks set to continue increasing.