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Don Taylor’s annual global sentiment survey highlighted that there was an unprecedented agreement that re-skilling and upskilling was the priority focus this year. At Saffron we’ve been looking at the skills agenda for some time. Whilst there’s been a focus on what skills need to be learned, we’ve always been interested in what L&D can […]
Discover why point-of-need learning is the future, and what organisations are doing to reach it.
Covid-19 has compressed years of economic progress into months, acting as a catalyst for the transition to a digital workplace and highlighting the possibilities for remote and flexible working. 8.8% of global working hours have been lost during the pandemic, but automation has also rendered large portions of society with certain skills no longer of […]
Digital Disruption Survival Kit Build a learning strategy to defeat the skills gap The digital revolution has led to a skills gap. The skills and behaviours your people need are changing faster than ever. Your learning strategy needs to keep up. This essential survival kit gives you key ways to stay one step ahead in […]
According to the World Economic Forum, this statistic is a critical economic imperative. Does this shock or scare you? Perhaps you’re completely unflappable? Whatever your reaction, this situation will undoubtedly impact your organisation and the way you tackle skills development. In the U.K. alone, we stand to miss out on $185 billion in potential GDP […]
2020 and, more precisely, the pandemic has forced us to press pause and take stock of many aspects of our lives, including where we work and learn. With working from home potentially becoming the new norm for many, the impact location can have on our productivity, ability to focus, learning and ultimately behaviour change needs […]
As we enter the uncharted territory of 2021, skills development could be the key in turning the uncertain future into a window of opportunity for employers. Perhaps unexpectedly for an article focused on redundancy and skills development for employers, my starting point is that stalwart of popular entertainment, The Simpsons, specifically a moment from the […]
The combination of cutting-edge technology, design thinking and unprecedented support from volunteers and SMEs has once again led to success for Saffron Interactive and Surf Life Saving NSW. This time securing Gold at 2020’s Learning Technologies Awards, for ‘Best use of blended learning – public & non-profit sector’. Having achieved ‘Highly Commended’ at the AITD […]
The relationship between a manager and their reports is an integral aspect of working life, and often one of the trickiest to navigate but if done right, it’s the magic elixir that can motivate, develop, increase productivity, innovate, engage employees, build loyalty, nurture a learning culture and much more! With remote working, Covid-19 has added […]
The Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificate, which is a unique blend of wet, dry, on-the-job and innovative digital learning, has shown to be a winning combination. As one of the prominent lifesaving programs across Australia, training over 10,000 lifesavers per year, Surf Life Saving NSW and Saffron have developed a human-centred, design-thinking based approach […]
For the third consecutive year, Saffron Interactive have secured a place in LPI’s ‘Top 15 Highest Performing Learning Technology Providers’ list. Once again, Saffron Interactive have been honoured as a Top 15 provider within the industry. The position solidifies Saffron Interactive as a leader in the elearning field. Jim Parish, an FLPI Authorised consultant, Learning […]
Amidst the melee of Industry 4.0, the internet of things and process automation, it can be difficult to see where people fit in. The traditional workplace and the skills it demands have been changing rapidly. With companies and other commercial organisations increasingly reporting a skill shortage, their challenge is to recruit and/or retrain individuals to […]
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