Training isn’t new in our world.
In fact, since the inception of what is now our agency under the Caribbean Ideas brand, we’ve executed countless in-person training for teams of leading regional institutions like Republic Bank, Guardian Group and The University of the West Indies St. Augustine. It’s always been a part of our company’s ‘soul’– championing the movement of our region’s brands and businesses towards becoming more globally recognized and competitive.
However, let’s just say that an online academy featuring some of the best business leaders in our region wasn’t always in our plans. Like your organization, our vision for supporting the growth of companies through knowledge transference had to undergo a digital transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our dedicated internal team of five (5) and committed trainers are all thrilled at what this innovation is going to bring to you.
So, in a world of existing e-learning platforms like Udemy, Coursera and Harvard’s Free Online Courses, why add Caribbean Ideas Academy to the list? What makes it so different?
We believe the answer lies in our ‘Whys.’ In this blog, you’ll get the inside scoop into 4 of them.
- Building the Caribbean remains our #1 Commitment.
It’s easy to define our region by its rich culture and tourism, but what about defining it by its innovative businesses and ideas that can shift the way how the world works? We believe the answer is ‘Yes’ and we’ve funnelled our conviction into our agency, our media products (Uptick) and our e-learning platform.
Within the Caribbean, there is an untapped potential to make our region competitive on a global scale.
So, what’s keeping back our progress? A Severe Knowledge Gap (at least that’s one key reason).
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has stated,
“A context of low skills in the workforce makes it more difficult for potentially innovative organizations to discover, incorporate and absorb new knowledge. Indeed, Caribbean companies employing higher proportions of skilled workers are more likely to innovate.”
Through Caribbean Ideas Academy, we’re supporting the removal of this barrier by making it easier for organizations to enhance the capabilities and skills of their employees through modern technologies and learning methods. We anticipate the application of our online learning platform solution will result in a wave of highly competitive companies which can enrich the entire CARICOM region.
Upskilling, re-skilling and improving organizational knowledge aren’t just necessary for your company’s needs; it’s imperative for our Caribbean’s survival.
- Your Employees Can Finally #LearnCaribbean
Finally, the case studies and statistics will all hit home faster!
Your team members will no longer have to question, “How can I make this international course material applicable to my Caribbean brand?” We take away the guesswork, and we deliberately “Caribbean-ize” our content so it is immediately relevant to the intended audience.
Our catalogue of courses is crafted and taught by Caribbean business leaders using 100% pertinent examples. The examples include both Caribbean and global relevant references. We aim to create an experience summed up by the 3 R’s: Real, Relevant and Relatable.
Beyond the obvious benefits of easier and faster application to your specific business problem, increasing the utility and relatedness value will be essential for your employees’ learning brain.
- Forget General, Caribbean Businesses Want Custom-Made
We understand the repercussions of placing a square peg in a round hole within the business world. The challenges faced by Caribbean organizations are unique so, the solutions must also be unique.
This principle also reigns true for the upskilling of your workforce. Spending thousands on training courses that are distant from your organizational needs can be detrimental. We get it, and we’re here to reduce this risk!
Our courses are nowhere near general. We’re working to make our course catalogue attentive to the following needs we’ve been consistently hearing from our current customers and industry leaders:
- “I want to increase the operational efficiency of my firm.”
- “Our leaders want to equip and empower employees to think and solve simple and complex problems.”
- “We desire to re-tool and enable employees to successfully manage the changes in them business environment due to the global pandemic.”
- “I want us to be able to navigate the current circumstances and still achieve sales targets.”
- “Our HR team is seeking to equip, upskill and retrain teams across the company for adaptation to the new business environment.”
- “We need your support in ramping up e-learning, course development and training efforts to expanding training options for employees’ group-wide.”
- “With rapidly evolving business customers, we see an increasing need to educate internal branch & other staff on trends, and sales / risk-management techniques to enhance efficacy.”
- “E-Learning is of particular interest to us given evolving staff needs, geographic distribution and the ability to embed learning relative to traditional approaches.”
Trust us, we hear you, and we’ve interwoven each pain-point need and desire into tailor-made training for your business.
- The Future of Work is Here, and Professional E-Learning is a Part of it.
No one could have prepared for the way things changed in 2020.
Every pocket of life was impacted and especially work, where offices were shut down and teams went into remote-mode overnight – and stayed that way for more than a year.
Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the trends fuelling the future of work, thus making it our current reality.
Gone are the days when you could expect your employees to gather in one room for a day-long or week-long training. In-person conferences for cross-geographical teams are now impractical due to the fulfilment of vaccination criteria. Online learning must now become a part of your organization’s status quo, and we believe that it will remain a valuable additive for a very long time.
Our platform has been crafted to transition your business into this unfolding future by providing the following benefits:
- They can learn at a pace that’s perfect for them.
Self-paced learning empowers your employees to progress at their momentum and in an environment conducive to their retention. They’re able to schedule course lessons according to needs, prioritizing some topics over others as they see necessary.
Not everyone digests information at the same rate, and as such, your employees can adjust their learning experience according to their abilities.
Did you know that corporate web-based learning can also work in your favour as it requires 40-60% less time than in-person training?
It may mean a cost-effective investment for your business.
- It keeps your upskilling efforts agile
The pandemic revealed one undisputed truth: Companies that adapt quickly are the ones that succeed.
Web-based learning facilitates agile adaptation as it’s easy to develop relevant content to ensure your employees are up to date with the skills needed to take your organization forward. In today’s fast-paced environment, this is essential.
All in all, online training is here to stay and will remain a valuable tool in your company’s learning and development plan.
At Caribbean Ideas Academy, we’re on the mission with you, helping upskill your workforce so that it can become globally competitive. This is our commitment to you.
So, What’s Our Next Step?
Well, we’re in constant innovation mode: How can we make our Caribbean-specific online learning platform effective to you? We’ll continue to ask ourselves this question while also engaging you in conversations. After all, this is for organizations like yours.
Who knows what direction we’ll pivot in, but for right now, we see your needs and have prioritized the creation of specific courses to meet them.
As a training-based organization, with a focus on upskilling and retooling professionals, it is important to us to always stay ahead of the curve and provide solutions which can create growth and move organizations forward. As such, we are interested to understand what are the pain points affecting your organization and also to appreciate your approach to training and areas which may be of interest to you.
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