Adaptive learning technologies have had a major impact on the way corporate trainers think about education, and for good reason. Adaptive, or personalized learning techniques, have become popular for their proven ability to help each learner effectively gain demonstrable proficiency in a learning objective.

BenchPrep’s COO and co-founder, Ujjwal Gupta recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mixergy’s Andrew Warner to talk about BenchPrep’s history on Mixergy’s podcast. A long time fan of Mixergy and the platform’s ability to link listeners to experts whose stories are powerful motivation drivers to help others create change, Ujjwal was happy to share his and BenchPrep’s CEO and co-founder, Ashish Rangnekar’s story.

Technology and automation advancements are quickly changing the types of roles companies need to hire for and the skills required to fill those roles. As this shift occurs, both employees and organizations are becoming increasingly aware that they will need to set new expectations for what a typical career path might look like.

Kirkpatrick’s Model is a proven method to evaluate learning, and in our opinion, learning solutions too. In 1954, Dr. Donald Kirkpatrick developed the Kirkpatrick Model in an effort to test if his training methods were positively impacting his learners and their success. His model is utilized for evaluating the effectiveness of training and considers the value of training, formal or informal, across four levels: Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results.

Blended learning, also known as hybrid learning, has been around for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to the forefront of conversation as organizations had to quickly adapt to the new learning landscape. And while this shift was forced upon some organizations, blended learning can be extremely beneficial for busy, professional learners—when implemented and executed correctly.

According to population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials are expected to become the largest living adult generation by 2019. By 2025, they will represent 75% of the workforce. As generational compositions in the workforce transform quickly, organizations must adapt and be prepared to meet Millennials’ expectations. This group of tech-savvy, ambitious, once considered young generation, has grown up and are no longer kids. As adults, Millennials exhibit an entrepreneurial, fast-paced spirit and are eager for mentors and professional coaching that can help lead to career development opportunities.