Cybersecurity Training: Tips and Best Practices for 2024 The world is becoming more digitalised and digitally connected. One of the less appealing consequences of this increased connectivity is a rise in cyberattacks and the corresponding growth of cybersecurity risks in companies across all industries. This is making cybersecurity training more important in 2024 than it has ever been before. You …
Applying Andragogy When Developing New E-Learning Courses
Applying Andragogy When Developing New E-Learning Courses Andragogy is a term that refers to adult learning concepts, characteristics, principles, and methods. As a result, it has relevance in the modern workplace where staff training is essential for ensuring compliance, maintaining competitiveness, and staying relevant to your customers. How can you apply andragogy when developing new e-learning courses for your team? …
Elements of Excellent E-Learning Courses
4 Elements of Excellent E-Learning Courses A list including everything that should and could be in an e-learning course would run into hundreds of elements, from design features to technical considerations to content elements. While most of those components and features are relevant, there are four absolutely essential elements that, when optimised, make e-learning courses excellent. That last point is …
Essential Steps to Retain Knowledge When Employees Leave
5 Essential Steps to Retain Knowledge When Employees Leave Companies in a range of different industries in the Middle East and around the world are prioritising employee retention. The aim is to keep people with the skills and knowledge you need, as those people are hard to replace. Even with the best employee retention efforts and initiatives, there will still …
Siraj Features & Benefits
Siraj Features & Benefits Good day. I want to go through quickly some of the features and benefits of our Suraj learning platform delivered by Capytech. First of all, let’s talk about content delivery. Content delivery is what most people will think about when you are adopting a learning management system that can come in a variety of different formats. …
Steps for Creating Effective Soft Skills Training
4 Steps for Creating Effective Soft Skills Training While it is understandable there is considerable focus on hard skills training and development, modern, forward-thinking organisations also realise the importance of soft skills. This means there is a need for soft skills training to bring employees up to an acceptable standard and set your organisation apart from the competition. There are …
Essential Pillars of a Modern Learning Culture
3 Essential Pillars of a Modern Learning Culture In an organisation with a learning culture, learning is embedded in all aspects of the business. This includes at individual, team, and organisational levels. It isn’t just learning for the business either, as learning for individual benefit is also embraced. Organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia gain considerable benefits from establishing …
Why You Should Combine Scenarios with Microlearning
Why You Should Combine Scenarios with Microlearning Microlearning and scenarios are two highly effective strategies for delivering e-learning content and achieving your training and development objectives. Microlearning involves presenting content to learners in short bursts, with each burst focusing on a single piece of information. Scenarios are where you present learners with life-like situations to facilitate the learning process. In …
Tips to Make Blended Learning a Success in Your Organisation
5 Tips to Make Blended Learning a Success in Your Organisation Blended learning is a training strategy where you combine e-learning content and modules with more traditional instructor-led elements. The e-learning part of the course is self-directed by the learner, while the instructor-led elements are typically live, whether in-person or virtually. Blended learning can be suitable for a range of …
Challenges of Developing a Learning Culture and How to Overcome Them
9 Challenges of Developing a Learning Culture and How to Overcome Them The shelf life of skills is getting shorter and shorter, with the average now believed to be less than five years. As a result, it is essential for companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to ensure employees continuously improve existing skills and develop new ones. Developing a …