Despite perceptions of generation gaps between Baby Boomers and Generation Xers and Millennials, a Jones/ NCTI national survey of 422 employees found that the types of learning cited by all generations as the top four when it comes to “preferred style of learning” and “most helpful their current roles are (in order):
- One-on-one mentoring
- Traditional classroom learning
- Team collaboration
- Online courses
When the results were viewed by individual generation, Millennials, also known as “digital natives,” ranked game-based learning as their fourth preferred style of learning.
Other takeaways: • 80% of respondents across generations say it’s important or very important that their company provides training options to fit their learning style. • 7 in 10 respondents say job-related training and development opportunities affect their decision to stay with a company. • According to 70% of employees surveyed, companies are falling short when comparing corporate technology and training tools to personal technology. Also, employees say more companies need to provide more sharing, collaboration, and training tools in order to better support them in their current roles.
The full white paper, “What Gap? Generational Views on Learning and Technology in the Workplace,” is available for download at: www.jonesncti.com