Should you and/or your BPC power users and support staff use traditional classroom training or online learning for your SAP BPC training? The divide exists between the single fundamental belief that online learning lacks the “humanistic” aspect of training. While many could go back and forth about the pros and cons of each side, both share a commonality: the idea of competency-based training (CBT). CBT is a methodology that believes in focusing training on single units or competencies for the learner to be able to fully consume. This methodology breaks down into the 3 components below related to improving your BPC software implementation:
The basic reason why a lot of companies are making the shift toward CBT is to have the ability to run data analysis on each learner. Due to the nature of this training, learners are challenged to complete tasks within a target goal and must retry the skill in order to continue. If you're not using this style of training for you, your BPC power users and support staff, keep reading to learn why Competency-Based Training is the way to go!
Since the beginning of 2020, Column5 Academy has implemented this methodology to have better insight to our learners, course content, and overall effectiveness of our training. With your EPM software features, users, and support needs changing constantly, it is important to know what content needs to be developed, reorganized, and possibly retired.
5 Reasons Why Competency-Based Training is Beneficial
How Column5 Academy is Implementing SAP BPC Training using Competency-Based Techniques
All our workshops have learners with varying levels of knowledge which can make it tricky to keep the training engaging for the more advanced learners. Column5 Academy’s traditional approach to learning was through numerous levels, with multiple learning elements within each level. Since implementing CBT methodology, the Academy has removed the level hierarchy, and created a micro learning approach. This allows our learners to progress through each training program at their own pace, spending less time on material they are familiar with, and focusing on new content. This has also given the Academy the ability to analyze and measure learning over time spent. The Academy has also embraced the blended-learning approach, we understand people may not prefer the online approach, however by blending videos and simulated labs our training is not your typical endless parade of boring slides offered by most of our competitors. Combined with our community board where you can interact with other students, we bring the classroom atmosphere to you!
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