Learning | Soft skills training: What do we know?

Soft skills training has been a priority for L&D teams over the last 12-18 months, as indicated by LinkedIn’s 2018 Workplace Learning report – and there aren’t any signs suggesting this is to change in 2019.

Soft skills are needed to communicate, problem solve, collaborate and organise - key areas for employees to develop, particularly Millennials, if they want to progress and advance their career.
Business, communication and collaboration, leadership and management skills are high on everyone’s agenda.

What’s the best way to deliver soft skills training?

In our experience, soft skills are best learnt on the job, in-line with a person’s role; consider a manager using a training manual to learn how to prepare for appraisals or lead a remote team… doesn’t quite cut it.