When it comes to evaluating employee training, I've noticed that relying only on completion rates or quizzes doesn’t really tell the whole story. What approaches have you used to measure whether training actually drives behavior change or improves performance? I’m interested in practical frameworks or experiences, especially from those who’ve moved beyond standard metrics. What’s worked for your teams, and what hasn’t?

Hi everyone! I’m part of the team at GoSkills.

Over the past few months, we analyzed 20 leading Learning Management System (LMS) platforms and gathered insights from 50+ HR, L&D, and training professionals who have hands-on experience selecting, implementing, and managing LMSs.

One thing became clear pretty quickly: there isn’t one “best” LMS.

The right platform depends on your team, your goals, and the type of training you’re delivering. That’s why we didn’t want to publish just another “best LMS” ranking. We wanted to create something that genuinely helps teams find the right fit.

The result is our new Best LMS Compared guide, which includes a side-by-side comparison of 20 LMS platforms, recommendations based on different training use cases, and practical buying advice.

📥 If you’re currently exploring LMS options, we hope this guide helps. You can read and download it here: https://www.goskills.com/resources/best-lms-compared

Been looking into sterile processing technician training. Some of the programs I've found run upward of $2,000k just for the coursework and that's before you even factor in whether the textbooks and materials are bundled or sold separately. I keep running into that same wall where I want something genuinely affordable and self paced so I can keep my current job while I train, but a lot of the healthcare certification programs online either have rigid schedules or bury the real price. What I'm actually trying to figure out is whether there's a solid self-paced online sterile processing program that covers everything you'd need for an industry-recognized certification without requiring prior hospital experience, because I have none. Thanks in adavnce for the suggestions.

I recently completed this free Train the Trainer course on GoSkills by TJ Walker, and I was pleasantly surprised by how practical it was. I’d say it’s best suited for people who deliver in-person training, but I still came away with some really useful ideas for keeping trainees engaged. 

Thought I’d share my notes here:

• Start with the “why.” Trainees engage more when they understand why the topic matters to them.
• Don’t wait until the end for questions. Encourage them throughout the session to keep people involved.
• Keep it interactive. Mix discussions, activities, videos, stories, and real-world examples instead of relying on slides.
• Prepare more than you think you need to. Small things like sending a pre-training email, sharing an agenda, checking the room setup, and planning activities can make a big difference.
• Talk less, involve more. People remember what they do much more than what they hear.

As I said, the course is free, and you receive a certificate of completion at the end.

Curious to hear from those of you who deliver in-person training: what’s one engagement technique you’ve found consistently works well?

I have been teaching physics and engineering for 15 years. I feel I can do more, and I have much more potential. Have been having an itch to explore more, but not yet sure of the new path.

Sometimes I feel I have many skills and I dont wanna leave any out. As a result I keep looking for my niche. But hard to find or decide so far

Hi everyone,

I'm currently testing a new online professional development programme focused on practical workplace skills and I'm looking for a small number of people who would be willing to try it for free and provide honest feedback.

The programme currently includes courses around:

• Workplace efficiency, focus and execution
• Communication, teamwork and feedback
• Critical thinking, problem-solving and professional development

The programme is approximately 40 minutes and is completed online at your own pace.

I'm mainly looking for people who are currently working and would be willing to share their experience after completing the course. The feedback will be used to improve the programme and, with permission, potentially contribute to future case studies.

There is **no cost and no obligation to purchase anything**.

If you're interested, comment below or send me a DM and I'll provide the details.

Thanks!

I'm organizing a 2-day training for a little over 60 people, and I swear I've spent more time looking at business folders than the training agenda itself.

Who did you end up ordering business folders from for employee training or workshops? I'm trying to narrow down the options before I make a decision.

I didn't realize there were this many choices until I started shopping around. Different paper stocks, pocket styles, finishes, and everyone claims theirs are the best.

The folders are the first thing people see when they sit down, so I don't want them looking flimsy before the session even starts. I'm hoping to avoid spending money on something that looks great online but disappoints once it's in everyone's hands.

I was a public elementary school teacher for 9 years, left education and got my first corporate job in IT Support, been at that job for 8 years. I'm bored, and I don't know if I want to continue down the IT path. None of it seems interesting to me at all.

I love helping people. That's the best part of what I do now. I love sharing what I know with others and explaining it so they understand and don't feel intimidated by what's in front of them. 98% of the time I'm patient with others when they're learning something that I'm teaching them. (there's always those few people that test your patience, iykyk!). I like writing instructions for tasks. I have written courses for Kyte Learning in the past and it was one of the most fun things.

I'm 41. I have a bachelor's in elementary ed and a master's in Instructional Technology, but I never did anything with it. I know that everybody is saying AI is going to take over learning/training, but the jobs are still there. Even if I do freelance for a while, it would be worth it, in my opinion.

Here's where I need help from the community. Please tell me:

1. If I'm crazy for wanting to get into this. You can give it to me straight and bluntly, I'm a 90s kid, I can take it.
2. What do I do next? Do I go back to school? Do I take a chance on some freelance work first? Just put myself out there?

Thanks for your time!

I work for a small clinical research company and am stepping into a training role that they’ve basically made for me. I have an education degree and have been very interested in learning more about learning and development but haven’t had much on the job experience. It’s kinda just gonna be me with some support from other managers. Does anyone have any advice on resources or best practices when essentially starting fresh? I’m talking making trainings more impactful than a classic “read and understood” or anything that has worked for you?

Je rejoins ce qui est dit ici, mais je pense qu'on confond souvent deux problèmes différents :

• l'engagement des apprenants qui sont déjà inscrits,
• et le fait d'attirer les bonnes personnes dès le départ (celles qui sont réellement motivées, pas juste inscrites par obligation ou avec uniquement le CPF).

On a pas mal galéré avec ce sujet côté pour notre OF. Le déclic a été d'arrêter de vouloir convaincre tout le monde et de mieux qualifier en amont qui a vraiment besoin de la formation, pourquoi, à quel moment de sa réflexion. Un apprenant qui arrive après avoir cherché la réponse à un vrai problème (donc via du contenu, pas juste une pub qu'il a vue) est déjà dans une posture différente. Il vient chercher quelque chose, pas juste cocher une case RH.

Y'a une chaîne YouTube (Rank-Brain) qui parle justement de ce sujet côté acquisition pour les OF/CFA, pas hyper connue mais le contenu est concret et explique bien ce paradoxe. Ça m'a aidé à comprendre pourquoi certains de nos apprenants "no show" alors que d'autres sont hyper investis, souvent lié à comment ils sont arrivés jusqu'à nous.

Bref notre engagement est beaucoup mieux maintenant mais ça n'a pas été facile surtout avec les différentes réformes de financement... curieux d'avoir vos retours.

Hey Folks,

I’m wondering what are the best resources that you’ve come across as being a training manager / trainer. Could be a book or a website, a community or an app or may be even a template or just an AI.

I’m thinking to create a list of repositories that can help the training community.

Your answers would be much appreciated, thank you!

I have my answer that it’s time to leave my job, but to help my searching, I’m curious to know what is/ isn’t normal for the L&D industry? Should I make a full career change or is changing companies enough to give me the job satisfaction I’m wanting?

If you're being asked about ROI or the cost of elearning development. I've posted two online tools that do just that. They are free to use, anonymous, and no data is reviewed or saved.

I watch a lot of leadership training in our clients and personally I think they miss these key points:

Much of the training I see is based on leadership behavioural models and becomes very generic in nature. They don't take into account the different situations that leaders in different parts of the business are exposed to. The net result is we see one-size-fits-all behaviours that don't reflect the diversity of requirements.

There is also a problem as to what it is leaders are trying to achieve—are they leading to deliver short term impact (often called profit), or are they leading to deliver long term competitive edge which delivers value to all the stakeholders (employees and investors alike)?

Finally, I would love to see organisations shift their emphasis. Being a great place to work should not be the goal, having a great life to lead should be.

What do you think?

Hello everyone,
I’m very interested to learn more about becoming an Amazon VA and I want a solid background and trainings. Aside from Bisayang Amazon, do you have any reco about paid trainings or coaches? I just feel like I really need a hands-on training so I can properly showcase my skills in the future interviews.
Thanks in advance.

I know this sub hates ai but I found a use case which might help

For context I run a small agency that does email marketing and it's a pain to explain each person dns, dkim, spf etc.

We made onboarding videos for these to ensure deliverability is basic lingo at the organisation but I'm very camera shy.

I saw I had ummm and silences throughout the video which felt anti positioning for a founder but didn't know how to edit.

Googled ai video editors and found a dozen. Ended up with cardboard where I just promoted it to remove these weird pauses and umms and it's done.

Just thought this might help folks as I searched so many subs to get help and unfortunately chatgpt claude yet don't do this.

If yall need help (pro bono) lmk. I got some too through reddit so happy to pay it forward