7 Employee Training Content Examples You’ll Need
Now you know what makes good training content. Let’s see the key elements in action with seven types of employee training content examples that you’ll need as your team grows:
Presentation Course
Presentation courses can be one of the best ways to present information with visuals, data and video content. As for the training content, it can be done in live sessions, on a recording or just left for the employees to go through on their own.
You can create sections for each step of your training in a single presentation, or you can make a group of presentations on the same topic.
Test Learning
Usually done after a training session, test learning includes asking employees questions about what they’ve learned to assess how much they’ve remembered or learned. This can be done in the form of a quiz, a test of a scenario, or a summary.
But as a trainer, keep in mind to give space for employees to learn from their mistakes when doing test learning. Create an environment where they can openly express where they need support filling in the informational gaps.
Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) or Job Aids
Quick reference guides, also known as QRGs or job aids, are a type of training content or manual that includes a set of instructions to help employees learn about new software, roles and organizational structures.
The best QRGs are easy to follow and are informational guides. They lay out concepts in clear language, using relevant examples and imagery. When done right, it becomes a trusted resource for employees, managers, customers, or clients.
Check-Off List
Another good example of training content you could add to your arsenal is a check-off list for training. This offers a high-level overview of what training items will need to be covered, documents or folders that trainees will need to access and what tools they’ll be using along the way.
Your check-off list should cover items to discuss before, during and after training. Set times and dates for each step to help employees keep track of how far they’ve come.
This can be a stand-alone training material or coupled with other forms of training content. It’s also good for you, as the trainer, to have a check-off list so you can track training goals and training agendas.
Training Videos
Training videos are one of the oldest forms of training content and are still the best around. In fact, 83% of people prefer watching videos to accessing instructional or informational content via text or audio.
The common misconception that most trainers have is that video content should have instant engagement. But that’s not always the case. How long they can hold your employees’ attention is still a challenge. When it comes to any form of video content, it should be the “Goldilocks length”— not too short and not too long.
E-books
If you want to take a more formal approach to training or you may have large amounts of information for trainees to digest, then an e-book is a good training content option. You can create an ebook in one go or update it over time. Plus, e-books can be used as downloadable reference tools or homework assignments that employees can use to track their learning progress.
A Hybrid of Content
Creating a hybrid of training content is combining video, audio, presentations, check-off lists, etc., to educate your employees. This offers a more comprehensive approach to ensure that employees with different learning styles are catered to during the training process.To understand what would be the best approach to your hybrid training content, you can try the following:
- Discuss options with current employees.Learn the best practices employees currently use to share information, complete tasks, or tool/software updates with the team.
- Take a look at your current training material.If your existing training content has a low success rate or hasn’t been updated in years, then it’s time to include some hybrid content to improve it. Decide which stage of your training can be converted into something more interesting.
- A/B Test training content.Try testing various training content on groups of employees or trainees to see which has the best success rate. Then use this data to craft the best options for your hybrid content.
