Corporate Universities: Changinf the Face of Training

Introduction

When one thinks of a university they normally think of a traditional brick and mortar school or maybe an online school such as Columbia Southern. In regards to job-related training the thought is normally of specific task training in order to do your job. But what if these two seemingly unrelated learning aspects where to be combined? What if there was a learning environment where corporate culture could be learned as well as job training? That time has come and this training experience comes in the form of a corporate university and this model of training is changing the face of training.

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In today’s ever-evolving corporate world it is becoming harder to keep up with technologies. Methods of training and the ability to maintain a skill level has become increasingly harder to do. In the past, training department’s responsibilities were to train employees in tasks, routines, and patterns that allowed them to perform in a skill-based economy (CU Enterprise, n.d.). As the economy shifts so must the ways we train.

Today’s economy and corporate climate is changing from skill-based to information and knowledge-based. This forever changes the training department’s one-time teaching of a task. In this new environment learning must be quick and it is continuous. This allows corporations to keep pace with advancements in technology and competition. Traditional training departments found they were neglecting strategy and value as it relates to a sound business practice (CU Enterprise, n.d.).

These corporate universities do not always come in the form a building where employees come to learn in traditional classroom structure. This learning experience also presents itself in the form of web-based training, digital format...

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