Stress Awareness Month | The link between L&D and employee wellbeing

Employers investing in long-term learning & development programmes see immediate improvements to staff wellbeing, according to a new report.

The Open University has released a new report in partnership with TrainingZone which explores how learning and development impacts employees’ wellbeing following the rising concerns of an over-extended workforce and the cost-of-living crisis.

The report, ‘L&D’s role in employee wellbeing’, revealed that 1 in 4 (28%) see an immediate improvement in overall wellbeing as a benefit of longer learning and development programmes, such as apprenticeships, while 1 in 3 (36%) see better stress and mental health management too.

Interestingly, the survey of 564 organisations highlights that while wellbeing training is traditionally used as an intervention for employees’ wellbeing, short-term and long-term skills-based training can provide a similar impact. The right training can help plug the existing skills gap and in turn alleviate workplace pressure that employees might be facing.